floppyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈflɒpi/, U.S.

/ˈflɑpi/

Etymology: < flop v. + -y suffix¹.

colloquial.

A. adj.

1. Inclined to flop, having a tendency to flop about. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply

droop?1507

flagging1540

sag1541

lolling1567

flaggy1576

fagged1578

flag1591

drooping1600

slouching1611

emarcid1661

flaggish1669

slouchy1693

tangly1812

sunken1823

adroop1833

saggy1853

loppy1855

floppy1858

drooped1873

flippy-floppy1905

1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton ii, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 29 In those days even fashionable caps were large and floppy.

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Sept. 7/1 A divided skirt..is the clumsiest, floppiest..article that a woman can put on.

1905 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game ix She's such a young heifer—she's at the floppy sentimental age.

2. floppy disc n. Computing a small, flexible plastic disk with a magnetic coating used as an inexpensive lightweight storage device of moderate capacity (typically a megabyte or less); this together with its protective envelope.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > magnetic > floppy disk

disc1947

floppy disc1972

diskette1973

floppy1974

microfloppy1977

1972 Computer Design May 132/1 Century Data Systems has introduced the CDS-100 ‘floppy disc’ drive, a portable storage device that utilizes a single, removable, disc cartridge as the recording medium.

1977 Sci. Amer. June 57/2 The full system can include dual floppy disks, terminals, plotters, printers and tape cassettes.

1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 12 (advt.) The basic Apple II Plus can be used on its own (with your TV) or as the basis of a most comprehensive business computer system by adding such items as floppy disc drives and printers.

1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 180 Pandora went round to Brainbox Henderson's house to break the news, but he was out buying floppy discs, so she left a message on his word processor.

B. n. elliptical.

Computing. A floppy disk.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > magnetic > floppy disk

disc1947

floppy disc1972

diskette1973

floppy1974

microfloppy1977

1974 Mod. Data Dec. 38 The floppy disc has captured the DP industry's imagination since its introduction in 1970 as a loader on IBM's 3330 disc system. The floppy, however, was destined for a more visible fate.

1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 48 The review machine..was a 56K RAM, twin floppy system.

1982 Which Computer? June 83/3 Most systems sold with a Winchester disc have a floppy disc for back-up so that the floppies can be taken from the machine for safe-keeping and a permanent record of the data on the hard disc can be kept.

1983 Guardian 24 Nov. 25/4 Even better than floppies are hard or Winchester discs.

Derivatives

ˈfloppily adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adverb] > in drooping manner

droopingly1601

lollingly1865

floppily1884

1884 St. James's Gaz. 11 Sept. 6/2 An aimless feeble old humbug, he sits floppily on the wrong side of his boat.

ˈfloppiness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > qualities of

disguisinessc1386

threadbareness1530

lustinessa1547

tricksinessc1550

niceness1559

trickness1600

quaintness1603

fineness1667

overdress1781

fullness1792

succinctness1818

dowdiness1843

dowdyism1859

gauziness1873

floppiness1892

1892 Daily News 2 July 6/7 There is now a regrettable tendency to ‘floppiness’ of attire.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	floppy
释义	floppyadj.n. Brit. /ˈflɒpi/, U.S. /ˈflɑpi/ Etymology: < flop v. + -y suffix¹. colloquial. A. adj. 1. Inclined to flop, having a tendency to flop about. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > drooping or hanging limply droop?1507 flagging1540 sag1541 lolling1567 flaggy1576 fagged1578 flag1591 drooping1600 slouching1611 emarcid1661 flaggish1669 slouchy1693 tangly1812 sunken1823 adroop1833 saggy1853 loppy1855 floppy1858 drooped1873 flippy-floppy1905 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Amos Barton ii, in Scenes Clerical Life I. 29 In those days even fashionable caps were large and floppy. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Sept. 7/1 A divided skirt..is the clumsiest, floppiest..article that a woman can put on. 1905 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game ix She's such a young heifer—she's at the floppy sentimental age. 2. floppy disc n. Computing a small, flexible plastic disk with a magnetic coating used as an inexpensive lightweight storage device of moderate capacity (typically a megabyte or less); this together with its protective envelope. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > magnetic > floppy disk disc1947 floppy disc1972 diskette1973 floppy1974 microfloppy1977 1972 Computer Design May 132/1 Century Data Systems has introduced the CDS-100 ‘floppy disc’ drive, a portable storage device that utilizes a single, removable, disc cartridge as the recording medium. 1977 Sci. Amer. June 57/2 The full system can include dual floppy disks, terminals, plotters, printers and tape cassettes. 1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 12 (advt.) The basic Apple II Plus can be used on its own (with your TV) or as the basis of a most comprehensive business computer system by adding such items as floppy disc drives and printers. 1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 180 Pandora went round to Brainbox Henderson's house to break the news, but he was out buying floppy discs, so she left a message on his word processor. B. n. elliptical. Computing. A floppy disk. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > secondary storage > [noun] > magnetic > floppy disk disc1947 floppy disc1972 diskette1973 floppy1974 microfloppy1977 1974 Mod. Data Dec. 38 The floppy disc has captured the DP industry's imagination since its introduction in 1970 as a loader on IBM's 3330 disc system. The floppy, however, was destined for a more visible fate. 1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 48 The review machine..was a 56K RAM, twin floppy system. 1982 Which Computer? June 83/3 Most systems sold with a Winchester disc have a floppy disc for back-up so that the floppies can be taken from the machine for safe-keeping and a permanent record of the data on the hard disc can be kept. 1983 Guardian 24 Nov. 25/4 Even better than floppies are hard or Winchester discs. Derivatives ˈfloppily adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adverb] > in drooping manner droopingly1601 lollingly1865 floppily1884 1884 St. James's Gaz. 11 Sept. 6/2 An aimless feeble old humbug, he sits floppily on the wrong side of his boat. ˈfloppiness n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > [noun] > qualities of disguisinessc1386 threadbareness1530 lustinessa1547 tricksinessc1550 niceness1559 trickness1600 quaintness1603 fineness1667 overdress1781 fullness1792 succinctness1818 dowdiness1843 dowdyism1859 gauziness1873 floppiness1892 1892 Daily News 2 July 6/7 There is now a regrettable tendency to ‘floppiness’ of attire. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1858
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