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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1582/
- Published: 2024-05-29T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-26T20:01:24.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

The word for today is…

flounce (verb, noun, noun, verb):

*verb*  
1a: to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions, also : to move so as to draw attention to oneself  
b: to go with sudden determination  
2: flounder, struggle

*noun*  
: an act or instance of flouncing

*noun*  
: a strip of fabric attached by one edge

*verb*  
: to trim with flounces

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flounce?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The story behind flounce is an elusive one. The verb’s earliest recorded uses in English occurred in the mid-1500s, and some scholars believe it is related to the Norwegian verb flunsa (meaning “to hurry” or “to work briskly”) and Swedish flunsa (“to fall with a splash” or “to plunge”). The connection is uncertain, however, because the flunsa verbs did not appear in their respective languages until the 18th century, long after flounce surfaced in English. A second distinct sense of flounce, referring to a strip or ruffle of fabric attached on one edge, did not appear in English until the 18th century. This flounce derives from the Middle English frouncen, meaning “to curl.”

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