floppy

Meaning

Adj

Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.

Noun

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

Synonyms

floppy disk

💾

diskette

derelict

droopy

flexible

floppy drive

groggy

loose

ramshackle

rusk

slack

tottery

tumble-down

zwieback

floppy disc

flatbrod

Brussels biscuit

crumbly

twice-baked bread

decrepit

Translations

disquette

💾

dischetto

💾

Diskette

disco flexível

💾

floscio

floppy disk

💾

souple

disquete

δισκέτα

disquete

floppy

flexible

schlaff

flexível

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈflɒ.pi/

Etymology

From flop + -y.