flimsy
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain. First used in the 18th century. Perhaps a metathesis of film + -s + -y; or related to flimflam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɪmzi/
Audio (US) (file)
Translations
weak, shaky, flexible
Noun
flimsy (plural flimsies)
- Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
- Smiley peered once more at the flimsy which he still clutched in his pudgy hand.
- 1977, John Le Carré, The Honourable Schoolboy, Folio Society 2010, p. 251:
- (informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
- 2007 October 25, Ruth La Ferla, “Now It’s Nobody’s Secret”, in New York Times:
- Choosing lingerie “is about what makes you look good, but also what looks good with or through your clothing,” said Monica Mitro, a spokeswoman for Victoria’s Secret, the brand that catapulted racy flimsies into the public eye.
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- (slang) A banknote.
Translations
Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies
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