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adj
Moving with a flounce (“a bouncy, exaggerated manner; an act of departing in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Calling attention; flashy, showy; also, elaborate; fancy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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adj
Of a garment, etc.: having a flounce (“strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge”) or flounces; gathered and pleated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles
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History
From flounce (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).
Across languages
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