Floyd

plural Floyds

1. countableuncountableA surname from Welsh, variant of Lloyd

   Couple this with the apparent nationwide divide over issues ranging from George Floyd’s death to wearing coronavirus masks, and you’ve got the ideal environment for the wokefish to thrive.

   2020 July 30, Ben Cost, “Wokefish’ dating trend: Shady men are pretending to be progressive on apps”, in New York Post, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2020

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   “In light of the current state of our country, I struggled to find the right words of wisdom for you today,” Obama says in her lengthiest public remarks to date about the protests taking place in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

   2020 June 7, Kate Bennett, “Michelle Obama to 2020 graduates: ‘For those of you who feel invisible: Please know that your story matters’”, in CNN, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2022

2. countableuncountableA male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Lloyd, today particularly common among African Americans.

   After years of thinking it over, Floyd Corkins finally had a plan.

   2013 February 6, Carol Cratty and Michael Pearson, “DC shooter wanted to kill as many as possible, prosecutors say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2017

3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
   2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.
   3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Glenn County, California.
   4. countableuncountableA township in Warren County, Illinois.
   5. countableuncountableA township in Putnam County, Indiana.
   6. countableuncountableA minor city and township in Floyd County, Iowa.
   7. countableuncountableA township in O'Brien County, Iowa.
   8. countableuncountableA township in Sioux County, Iowa.
   9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
   10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
   11. countableuncountableA village in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.
   12. countableuncountableA town in Oneida County, New York.
   13. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas.
   14. countableuncountableA town, the county seat of Floyd County, Virginia.