floorful
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]floorful (plural floorfuls or floorsful)
- A quantity that fills or covers a floor.
- 1996, Alan Coren, A Bit on the Side, page 106:
- I have three concealed floorfuls of similar vintage.
- 2011, Charles Shaar Murray, Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker in the American Twentieth Century:
- It later turns out that during the week, Cathy is a seriously high-powered business whiz in San Francisco, holding down an extremely responsible and gruelling job involving eleven-hour days, seven-figure budgets and entire floorsful of people reporting to her.
- 2015, Johnny Rogan, Ray Davies: A Complicated Life, page 174:
- A pensive looking Pete Quaife celebrated his 21st birthday backstage, posing with a bottle of champagne, a cigar and a floorful of greetings cards.