Flossing

/ˈflɔsɪŋ/ verb

Cleaning between your teeth with a thin cord or string, or more recently, a dance move that involves swinging your hips side-to-side.

From 'floss,' which originally meant soft silk threads used in embroidery; the dental meaning emerged in the 1800s when the technique was first recommended, and the dance meaning exploded around 2018.

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