Definitions
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- noun The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using
dental floss - verb Present participle of
floss .
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Examples
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Street predators have their own word for such behavior - "flossing" - and it infuriates them.
Psychology Today 2009
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Unlike flossing, which is pretty easy, networking seems mysterious, magical.
Archive 2008-05-01 FemaleCSGradStudent 2008
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Unlike flossing, which is pretty easy, networking seems mysterious, magical.
Networking FemaleCSGradStudent 2008
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Floss every day: What do loving licorice and hating the idea of flossing have in common?
The Times of India 2009
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The mouth is so sensitive that sometimes activities such as flossing can make the gums bleed or inflict pain.
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But the brass aren't "flossing," says a spokeswoman.
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The largest number of votes in that list went to Hizbullah's candidate, Amin Shirri, who refused to show up in the official photograph of the list on the first day of its announcement he said he was "flossing" when asked about his absence.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 As'ad 2005
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I'm sure there were more spirited exchanges, like when Vaughters told Millar that Vande Velde's raise would actually be coming out of Millar's salary, or when they pulled into a drive-thru McDonald's and White forgot to order Vaughters a thick shake, but for the most part Vaughters and White simply cruised around with the studied detachment of two guys "flossing" in South Beach in their parents' station wagon, looking for a nightclub that might let them in or some women who might talk to them.
Crisis of Faith: Bidding a Bittersweet Adieu to the Tour BikeSnobNYC 2008
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I'm sure there were more spirited exchanges, like when Vaughters told Millar that Vande Velde's raise would actually be coming out of Millar's salary, or when they pulled into a drive-thru McDonald's and White forgot to order Vaughters a thick shake, but for the most part Vaughters and White simply cruised around with the studied detachment of two guys "flossing" in South Beach in their parents' station wagon, looking for a nightclub that might let them in or some women who might talk to them.
Archive 2008-07-01 BikeSnobNYC 2008
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This responsibility was "treated like flossing, an unpleasant task," she said.
PG&E Safety Culture Faulted, Panel Probing Blast Finds Russell Gold 2011
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But it also enables the possibility of “flossing”, when bikini bodies are trussed up around the midriff with long bikini ties.
Upside down bikinis: the trend popular with Love Island and the Kardashians Fleur Britten 2022
alexz commented on the word flossing
it's a dance move - 2018.
Spotted this at a Fortnite Emote.
October 15, 2018