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nonflosser

noun

Etymology

From non- + flosser.

  1. derived from *fleus✻
  2. inherited from *flos✻
  3. derived from *plewk-✻ — “hair, fibres, tuft”
  4. derived from *flukkô✻ — “down, piece of wool, flock”
  5. derived from *flokkō✻ — “down, wool, flock”
  6. derived from floccus — “piece of wool”
  7. derived from flosche — “down, velvet”
  8. borrowed from floche
  9. suffixed as flosser — “floss + er”
  10. prefixed as nonflosser — “non + flosser”

Definitions

  1. One who does not use dental floss.

    • For nonflossers, a newly developed brush with rotating bristle groups has proven helpful.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA