floaty
floaty · floaties
A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquidA particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
UK/ˈfləʊti/US/ˈfloʊti/
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Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(informal)A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
(US, informal)A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.
(US, in the plural, informal)Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
Examples
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Origin
From float (noun) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).From float (noun) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).
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