floppy

American  

[flop-ee] / ˈflɒp i /

adjective

floppier, floppiest

1. tending to flop.

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noun

plural

floppies

1. floppy disk.

floppy British  

/ ˈflɒpɪ /

adjective

1. limp or hanging loosely

   a dog with floppy ears

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noun

1. short for floppy disk

Other Word Forms

• floppily adverb
• floppiness noun

Etymology

Origin of floppy

First recorded in 1855–60; flop + -y ¹

Example Sentences

“That advice has not aged well—it has the practical value of a floppy disk today,” wrote Gill.

From The Wall Street Journal

His parents were told he might never walk and might struggle with eating after needing surgery for a floppy larynx.

From BBC

Those dark, sad eyes, his floppy black ears, the white circle round his nose.

From Literature

They lifted up his long floppy ears and peered down in them.

From Literature

She punched and rolled it, over and over, till her arms were floppy and the doughball was smooth.

From Literature