Talk:floopy

The given citation is for an adjective, not a noun. Equinox ◑ 19:09, 5 January 2011 (UTC)


 * It strikes me that since all the cites I found were of floopy disks, perhaps it should really be floopy disk we should be defining.--Prosfilaes 19:55, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

RFD discussion: March 2019–March 2020
"Misspelling" of floppy. But more like a typo, I'd say. Imagine how this would be pronounced! I'm not sure we really serve anybody by being a collection of miscellaneous typing and scanning errors (rather than legit misspellings like miniscule). Equinox ◑ 22:49, 28 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete. The [o] key is next to the [p] on keyboards, so this typo is very likely the result of sloopy typing (and proofreading). --Lambiam 05:45, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Maybe do a search for quotations for to see if it has a proper meaning rather than just being a misspelling? It seems plausible that it might be a slang term. — SGconlaw (talk) 06:46, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I would expect this to exist as a silly, intentional derivative of floppy like floofy (which I see we have some surprisingly detailed /elaborate definitions for) from fluffy, even though other uses are a misspelling/typo. For example, these two seem intentional, but OTOH one uses it as a dog's(?) name and the other as a nonsense word.
 * 2010, Clive Cussler, The Adventures of Hotsy Totsy, Philomel
 * “Floopy!” Lacey burst out. “That can only be Floopyl” It was true--Floopy had a very distinctive woof, low and almost musical. “Here, Floopy!” Casey shouted. “Up here!” “Hurry, Floopy!” cried Lacey. Floopy&#39;s tail began wagging wildly ...
 * 2005, Douglas Adams, The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story, Gramercy
 * Strangely enough, the dictionary omits the word &quot;floopily,&quot; which simply means &quot;in the manner of something which is floopy.&quot; The mattress globbered again. &quot;I sense a deep dejectedness in your diodes,&quot; [...]
 * Well, if we RFD-delete the misspelling sense, that doesn't prejudice adding a different sense if one does exist with better citations than those two... - -sche (discuss) 06:55, 29 March 2019 (UTC)


 * Delete. The Adams word cited above is a nonce. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  12:31, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Keep as a relatively common misspelling, given the frequency ratio is about 3000 per . Compare to . Policy: WT:CFI. --Dan Polansky (talk) 13:37, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Delete, not a misspelling. Also delete all misspellings. - TheDaveRoss  14:10, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * If this is not a misspelling, then there is no WT:CFI-based rationale for deleting the entry, and the above is a CFI override. --Dan Polansky (talk) 17:30, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * : Please see my draft: Votes/2019-03/Excluding typos and scannos. Comments and improvements are welcome. Chignon – Пучок 18:27, 29 March 2019 (UTC)


 * The sole current example appears to be a typo, scanno or printing error. The only misspellings we should include are ones that people commonly use believing to be correct. I believe that "floopy" fails this on both counts -- it is neither common nor believed to be a correct spelling of "floppy" -- so TheDaveRoss is right: it is not a "misspelling" in the relevant sense. I couldn't say for sure that no one uses "floopy" deliberately as a word, or a deliberate variation, but we need examples of this, not just typos. Failing that, delete. Mihia (talk) 19:05, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I now think the word is occasionally used as a portmanteau of floppy and droopy. Some examples where this is clearly not a typo:, , . Here it’s used in the sense of having butterflies in one’s stomach. Here it is used in another sense, "pleasantly numb" – probably a nonce use. --Lambiam 09:01, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Failed - TheDaveRoss  15:59, 29 March 2020 (UTC)