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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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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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