# flouncy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈflaʊnsi/

## Definitions
1. Moving with a flounce (“a bouncy, exaggerated manner; an act of departing in a dramatic, haughty way that draws attention to oneself”).
2. Calling attention; flashy, showy; also, elaborate; fancy.
3. Of a garment, etc.: having a flounce (“strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge”) or flounces; gathered and pleated.

## Etymology
From flounce (noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense ‘having the quality of’).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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