flitty
Ostentatiously effeminate.
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Expressions you’ll hear in the US — distinctly American usage first, then widespread staples.
flivver
A destroyer of the United States Navy with a displacement of less than 1,000 tons.
flix
Alternative spelling of flicks (motion pictures)
flizz
Baloney, empty words.
FLK
Initialism of funny-looking kid (“a child with possible abnormal morphology”).
float around
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see float, around.
float at
To present or make available (something) to (someone); offer, especially prospectively.
float like a butterfly
To move effortlessly and in an agile fashion.
floater
A person who floats. — A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid. — A corpse floating in a body of water.
flobby
full of saliva
flock together
To come together in large numbers, like a flock; to join with others who are similar to oneself.
flog the bishop
Synonym of bash the bishop (“to masturbate”).
flog the clock
To set the clock forward in order to shorten one's time on watch.
flogster
One who flogs or beats.
flood out
To pour out; to talk volubly.
flooddidit
A sarcastic assertion that something that has not been satisfactorily explained by science is therefore evidence of the Biblical Flood as described in the book of Genesis.
floor
To push (a pedal) down to the floor, especially to accelerate.
flop down
To sit or lie in a casual or lazy manner
flop era
Primarily used on TikTok and Twitter when a person is not getting enough likes and views and starts posting memes and putting text over them in hope of going viral. Also refers to a period of time where one is experiencing diminished success or relevance
flop for
To fall for (someone); to fall in love with (someone).
flop sweat
Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of failure.
flopdom
The realm of flops or failures.
flophouse
A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
flopper
A person who deliberately falls down on a slippery floor or in front of an automobile etc. so as to claim compensation.
flopperoo
A flop; an utter failure.
floppy
An insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War, called as such for the way they "flop" when shot.
floptastic
Of an attempt or endeavor, spectacularly unsuccessful.
florida honeymoon
dirty weekend
floridiot
A native or resident of Florida; a Floridian.
floss
To clean the area between (the teeth) using floss.
flossie
A sexually promiscuous person (usually a woman); a sex worker, prostitute.
flossy
Extravagantly showy; flashy
flout at
To criticize harshly; to mock; to insult or jeer.
flow state
Used to portray being 'in the flow' or intensely focusing on a task. Being fully immersed in a task that one enjoys doing.
fluff
A cloth diaper.
fluff about
To waste time.
fluff bunny
Synonym of fluffy bunny.
fluff off
To dismiss or reject; fob off; put off by evasion.
fluff up
To plump up.
fluffbunny
Synonym of fluffy bunny.
fluffing
Substitute for "fucking".
fluffshot
A single-chapter, feel-good fan fiction story, usually involving wholesome romance; a one-shot that contains fluff.
fluke out
To lose or fail due to a fluke; to deserve to win or succeed but instead lose due to a fluke, especially a last-minute or unpredictable fluke.
fluke up
To mess up; to blunder; to fail.
flump down
To lie or fall down in a tired manner
flunker
Someone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.
flunky
A person who always agrees with their superior or employer.
fluoride stare
A blank-faced, glazed stare given by common or everyday people when exposed to the beliefs or theories of conspiracy theorists.
flute around
To waste time.
fluted
Drunk; intoxicated.
fly
Quick-witted, alert, mentally sharp.
fly a kite
To raise money on commercial notes; to obtain money as by accommodation bills, the endorser having no actual money.
fly apart
To break into many pieces by exploding, literally or figuratively.
fly at
To viciously and aggressively attack (someone) eihter physically or verbally.
fly baker
To undergo menstruation.
fly ball
A geek; beatnik.
fly car
An emergency medical service vehicle used to provide medical services but without the ability to transport patients.
fly in
To use a flying switch to switch train cars.
fly into
To erupt in an emotional outburst.
fly like a bird
To be adept at flying.