flossier; flossiest
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of floss
2
: stylish or glamorous especially at first impression
flossy new hotels

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Though Eddie Murphy still hustles and puts people on, it’s become impossible to think of his street-smart Detroit cop, Axel Foley, as an outsider in America’s richest, flossiest community. David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2024 The Martindale’s chain flourished in Century City, Santa Monica, the Wilshire District and in Beverly Hills, where its clientele was so flossy that the store carried Paris Match and an Arabian-horse magazine. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of flossy was in 1839

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“Flossy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flossy. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.

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