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floamie

nounnature

Flattened spread out mass; sudden torrent

A flattened, spread-out mass or surface; figuratively, a sudden flood or torrent—often of words or talk.

Example in use

He gied a floamie o words an' left.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/FLOH-mee/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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