Flouncey

/ˈflaʊnsi/ adjective

Definition

Having many flounces or displaying bouncy exaggerated movements; showy or overly dramatic in appearance or behavior.

Etymology

From 'flounce' plus the informal diminutive/descriptive suffix '-y.' This colloquial form developed naturally in English to describe things characterized by flouncing.

Kelly Says

Flouncey is informal but perfectly understandable—it's the kind of word people make on the fly by adding '-y' to describe something that 'has the quality of flouncing,' and it's been used consistently enough to be a real word.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብር
n-bir
ARالعربية
مُتَفَخِّم
mu-ta-fak-khihm
BNবাংলা
ফুলা
fula
CACatalà
voluminós
vo-loo-mee-nos
CSČeština
nadměrně
nad-mer-ne
DADansk
puf
puhf
DEDeutsch
prall
prahl
ELΕλληνικά
πυκνό
puk-no
ESEspañol
voluminoso
vol-oo-mee-noh-soh
FAفارسی
蓬松
pong-song
FISuomi
puuhea
poo-hea
FRFrançais
volumineux
vol-oo-mee-nyoo
GUGU
મોટું
mo-tuh
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
נָפוח
na-fuch
HIहिन्दी
फुल्‍फीला
ful-fee-la
HUMagyar
puhas
poo-has
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbulu
ber-bu-lu
IGIG
n'eke
ne-ke
ITItaliano
soffice
soh-f-f-e-che
JA日本語
ふわりとした
fu-wa-ri-to-ta
KKKK
жасыл
ja-syl
KMKM
ស្វាយ
s-way
KO한국어
부드러운
bu-deu-reo-un
MRMR
फुला
fula
MSBahasa Melayu
berbulu
ber-bu-lu
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်း
kya-m
NLNederlands
pluizig
pluu-zig
NONorsk
puf
puhf
PAPA
ਫੁલ
fool
PLPolski
puchaty
pu-cha-ty
PTPortuguês
volumoso
vo-loo-moh-soh
RORomână
pufos
poo-fohs
RUРусский
пушистый
pu-shi-s-tyi
SVSvenska
fjäderstrum
fye-der-strum
SWKiswahili
fupi
fupi
TAதமிழ்
மென்மையான
men-mai-ya-na
TEతెలుగు
పుచ్చగా
pu-ch-cha-ga
THไทย
นุ่ม
num
TLTL
masel
ma-sel
TRTürkçe
kabar
ka-bar
UKУкраїнська
пухнастий
pu-khas-tyi
URاردو
پھولدار
phool-dar
VITiếng Việt
phồng
phohng
YOYO
ṣeṣe
she-she
ZH中文
蓬松的
péng sōng de
ZUZU
ngcwala
ng-g-wa-la

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Descriptive form of flounce; amplifies feminine-coded, pejorative undertones of frivolity or ostentation.

Inclusive Usage

Avoid; characterization word that historically dismisses people. If necessary, be explicit that you're describing movement style, not character.

Inclusive Alternatives

["expressive","theatrical","stylized"]

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