Flippy
World English Dictionary
flippy (ˈflɪpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| (of clothes) tending to move to and fro as the wearer walks: little flippy skirts | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | flippy1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | loose and flaring, as a skirt or other garment |
| Etymology: | 1964 |
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Flippy
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| Main Entry: | flippy2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | weird or peculiar |
| Etymology: | 1957 |
Slang Dictionary
flippy
/flip'ee/ n. A single-sided floppy disk altered for double-sided use by addition of a second write-notch, so called because it must be flipped over for the second side to be accessible. No longer common.
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flippy definition
storage/flip'ee/ A single-sided floppy disk altered for double-sided use by addition of a second write-notch, so called because it must be flipped over for the second side (the "flip side") to be accessible. Used in the Commodore 1541 and elsewhere. No longer common.
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(2000-03-07)
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