flouncy
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Is flouncy a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
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What is the meaning of flouncy?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (figurative) Calling attention; flashy, showy; also, elaborate; fancy.Examples: "Take, as a contrast, a near neighbor on the left, pretty Mrs. Wimbledon, widow of the late Mr. Wimbledon, a young and pretty widow; with a garden that looks so intelligent; with flower-beds so dashing and flouncy; with premium strawberries; with altogether "so engaging a place," as people say, that many good folks would like to share it with the lovely Mrs. Wimbledon."; "And, later, when I married Francisco and replaced the McBride like a pair of baggy old knickers with his much frillier, flouncier surname, I couldn't help but marvel at my lucky escape."; "FLAT CAP […] A conservative but quietly manly choice, this round cap with a still, barely visible brim blends with almost any look. Its more outlandish, flouncier cousin is the newsboy."figuratively
2. (sewing) Of a garment, etc.: having a flounce (“strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge”) or flounces; gathered and pleated.Examples: "[N]ovv praye, vvhat may you call that flouncy garment? for I ſuppoſe it has ſome fine fangled neam belonging to it."; "Sometimes she thought of adopting a more showy, flouncy style of dress—like the Miss Smiths; but when it came to the point, somehow Hannah always felt she could not go out so. People would laugh at her, and say she was copying the Smiths, and "anything rather than that," thought Hannah Brown."; "They sat about in black and shiny and flouncey clothing adorned with gimp and beads, eating great quantities of cake, drinking much tea in a stately manner and reverberating remarks."
Definition source: Wiktionary