Plural of floss: thin strands used to clean between teeth, or to move with a quick whipping motion.
From 'floss' which comes from French 'floche' meaning a lock of wool or silk. The word originally referred to soft, fluffy material and evolved to describe both the dental cleaning tool and the dance move popularized in the 2010s.
The 'floss' dance move that became viral was named after the dental product, but the move itself got its name because it mimicked the whipping motions your arms make when using actual floss—language capturing a cultural moment through physical motion!
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