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Floppy

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈflɒ.pi

Definitions

  1. A floppy disk.
  2. An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.
    Rhodesia, South-Africa, slang
  3. A comic book.

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Examples

“"Ja, our job is not to think or make decisions. We just here to slay floppies," remarked Koos.”
“We suggest that the impact of comic books is greater than it may first appear. Though individual sales of floppies may be low compared to, say, dollar grosses on motion pictures or may reach fewer viewers than a summer blockbuster […]”

CEFR level

C2
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