afflouncement

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noun

Posting of a flounce, or melodramatic announcement of one's departure from a group or forum.

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Meanings

nounafflouncement (plural afflouncements)

plural afflouncements · alternative aflouncement

  1. InternetneologismPosting of a flounce, or melodramatic announcement of one's departure from a group or forum.

    "Afflouncement shawl" (Artist's conception with description explaining design and context)

    2019 Louise Tilbrook Designs, accessed 4 Nov 2023 (same content began on another platform, Ravelry.com, apparently in 2019)
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    Not an airport, no need to announce your departure. Nice to see afflouncements on here too. NextDoor is now officially a social media app

    2023 NextDoor.com, Lansing, Michigan area, a user's reply to another's post, 27 Oct 2023

    Synonyms: flounce post

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPosting of a flounce, or melodramatic announcement of one's departure from a group or forum.

Similar
flounce post
Also see
flounce post

Origin

Blend of announcement + flounce.

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Cite this entry
APA

afflouncement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afflouncement

MLA

“afflouncement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afflouncement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afflouncement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afflouncement.

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