flouncy

flouncy
Ⅰ.
flounce [1] VERB move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner.
NOUN an exaggerated action expressing annoyance or impatience.
ORIGIN perhaps related to Norwegian flunsa 'hurry' , or perhaps symbolic, like bounce.
Ⅱ.
flounce [2] NOUN a wide ornamental strip of material gathered and sewn to a skirt or dress; a frill.
DERIVATIVES flounced adjective flouncy adjective.
ORIGIN from an alteration of obsolete frounce «a fold or pleat», from Old French fronce.

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