Meanings
noundental floss (usually uncountable, plural dental flosses)
plural dental flosses
- colloquialhumoroussometimesuncountableusuallyExtremely skimpy clothing.
[…] and watch them young girls walk by wearing dental floss for a bathing suit.
2013, Dr. Akeam A. Simmons, Grace and a Thug1 more example
She was wearing a bikini top, but she may as well have been wearing dental floss, as the bikini top barely even covered her nipples and areolas.
2011, D. V. Bernard, How to Kill Your Boyfriend (in 10 Easy Steps) (page 64)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans tandevlos
- tandevloscord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Arabic خَيْط أَسْنَان, خَيْط سِنِّيّ
- خَيْط أَسْنَان (ḵayṭ ʔasnān)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- خَيْط سِنِّيّ (ḵayṭ sinniyy)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Bulgarian коне́ц за зъ́би
- коне́ц за зъ́би (konéc za zắbi)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Catalan fil dental
- fil dentalcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Chinese Cantonese 牙線 /牙线
- 牙線 /牙线 (ngaa⁴ sin³)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Chinese Mandarin 牙線 /牙线
- 牙線 /牙线 (yáxiàn)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Czech zubní nit
- zubní nitcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Danish tandtråd
- tandtrådcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Dutch tandzijde
- tandzijdecord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Estonian hambaniit
- hambaniitcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Finnish hammaslanka
- hammaslankacord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
French fil dentaire, soie dentaire
- fil dentairecord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- soie dentairecord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
German Zahnseide
- Zahnseidecord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Greek οδοντόνημα, οδοντική μέταξα
- οδοντόνημα (odontónima)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- οδοντική μέταξα (odontikí métaxa)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- οδοντικό νήμα (odontikó níma)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Hindi दंत-लोमक
- दंत-लोमक (dant-lomak)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Hungarian fogselyem
- fogselyemcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Icelandic tannþráður
- tannþráðurcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Indonesian benang gigi
- benang gigicord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Irish flas fiacla
- flas fiaclacord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Italian filo interdentale
- filo interdentalecord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Japanese デンタルフロス, フロス
- デンタルフロス (dentaru furosu)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- フロス (furosu)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Korean 치실, 플로스
- 치실 (chisil)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- 플로스 (peulloseu)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Latvian zobu diegs
- zobu diegscord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Lithuanian dantų siūlas
- dantų siūlascord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Māori miro niho
- miro nihocord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Norwegian Bokmål tanntråd
- tanntrådcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Polish nić dentystyczna
- nić dentystycznacord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Portuguese fio dental
- fio dentalcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Romanian ață dentară
- ață dentarăcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Russian ни́тка для чи́стки зубо́в, зубна́я нить
- ни́тка для чи́стки зубо́в (nítka dlja čístki zubóv)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- зубна́я нить (zubnája nitʹ)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- флосс (floss)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Slovak zubná niť
- zubná niťcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Spanish hilo dental/dentario/dentífrico, seda dental
- hilo dental/dentario/dentífricocord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- seda dentalcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Swahili uzi wa meno
- uzi wa menocord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Swedish tandtråd
- tandtrådcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Thai ไหมขัดฟัน
- ไหมขัดฟัน (mǎi-kàt-fan)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Turkish diş ipi
- diş ipicord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Ukrainian зубна́ ни́тка
- зубна́ ни́тка (zubná nýtka)cord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Vietnamese chỉ nha khoa
- chỉ nha khoacord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Welsh edau ddeintiol, edau ddanedd
- edau ddeintiolcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
- edau ddaneddcord of thin filaments used to clean the gaps between the teeth
Cite this entry
APA
dental floss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental%20floss
MLA
“dental floss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental%20floss. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dental floss,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dental%20floss.
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