Definition
Plural of floss: thin strands used to clean between teeth, or to move with a quick whipping motion.
Etymology
From 'floss' which comes from French 'floche' meaning a lock of wool or silk. The word originally referred to soft, fluffy material and evolved to describe both the dental cleaning tool and the dance move popularized in the 2010s.
Kelly Says
The 'floss' dance move that became viral was named after the dental product, but the move itself got its name because it mimicked the whipping motions your arms make when using actual floss—language capturing a cultural moment through physical motion!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እግር እንቁላል
egir en-ku-lal
ARالعربية
خيط الأسنان
khayt al-as-nan
BNবাংলা
দাঁতের তোলা
da-ater to-la
CACatalà
fil dental
fil den-tal
CSČeština
zubní nit
zoob-ni nit
DADansk
tandtråd
tand-traːd
DEDeutsch
Zahnseide
tsah-n-zay-də
ELΕλληνικά
δέστρα
des-tra
ESEspañol
hilos dentales
i-los den-ta-les
FAفارسی
نخ دندان
nakh-e-dandān
FISuomi
hampaidenväline
ham-pai-den-vä-li-ne
FRFrançais
fil dentaire
fil den-tair
GUGU
દાંતની સીધી
daant-ni si-dhi
HAHA
tattun zuciya
tat-tun zu-ci-ya
HEעברית
חוטי שיניים
cho-ti she-ni-yim
HIहिन्दी
दांतों के धागे
daantōn ke dhāgē
HUMagyar
fogszál
fog-szał
IDBahasa Indonesia
benang gigi
be-nang gi-gi
ITItaliano
filo interdentale
fi-lo inter-den-ta-le
KMKM
ស្លាក់មាត់
slak ma-t
MRMR
दातोच्या फुला
daato-chya fu-la
MSBahasa Melayu
benang gigi
be-nang gi-gi
MYမြန်မာ
ကျားစိတ်
kyar-siet
NLNederlands
tandenfloss
ta-den-floss
NONorsk
tanntråd
tan-t-råːd
PAPA
ਦੰਤਾਂ ਦਾ 糸
dan-tan daa ɪt
PLPolski
nitka dentystyczna
nit-ka den-ty-styt-s-na
PTPortuguês
fio dental
fy-u den-tal
RORomână
firmitură dentară
fir-mi-tu-ră den-ta-ră
RUРусский
зубная нить
zu-bnaya nit'
SVSvenska
tandtråd
tand-traːd
SWKiswahili
nyuzi wa meno
nyu-zi wa me-no
TEతెలుగు
నోటి చుట్ట
no-ti chut-tu
THไทย
ไหมขัดฟัน
mai kat fan
TLTL
dental floss
den-tal floss
TRTürkçe
diş ipi
diş i-pi
UKУкраїнська
зубна нитка
zubna nitka
URاردو
دانتوں کا تار
dan-ton ka taar
YOYO
ẹ̀sẹ́ ẹ̀kọ́
e-se e-ko
ZUZU
isilwane
i-si-lwa-ne