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Meaning of Floppy | Babel Free

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.

Equivalents

العربية مرن
Български дискета
Bosanski slap
Dansk slap
Ελληνικά δισκέτα πλαδαρός
Español colapsoso desplomoso disquete flojo
Eesti lõtv
Français disquette souple
Gaeilge liobarnach
Hrvatski slap
Íslenska línur
한국어 느슨한 플로피
Latina flaccidus
Nederlands slap
Русский гибкий дискета
Српски slap

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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