Floss commonly refers to: *

Dental floss Dental floss is a cord of thin filaments, typically made of nylon or silk, used in interdental cleaning to remove food and dental plaque from between teeth or places a toothbrush has difficulty reaching or is unable to reach. Its regular use a ...

Meat floss Meat floss, also known as pork or yuk sung ( ; Mandarin Chinese: ), is a dried meat product with a light and fluffy texture similar to coarse cotton, originating from China. It is more commonly known as bak hu (Hokkien: 肉拊, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ...

Floss (dance) The floss is a dance in which a person repeatedly swings their arms, with clenched fists, from the back of their body to the front, on each side. Etymology The name comes from the moves themselves, which involve "a lot of fast arms and hip ...

Floss may also refer to:

Places

Floß Floß is a market town in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab and has a history of more than 1000 years. Geography Geographical location The town of Floß is situated on both sides of the Floß (river), Floß river, in a ...

, in English spelling: Floss, a municipality in Bavaria, Germany *

Floß (river) Floß is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It passes through the town Floß, and flows into the Waldnaab near Neustadt an der Waldnaab. See also *List of rivers of Bavaria A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany: A * Aalbach * Abens * Ach * Afferbach ...

, in English spelling: Floss, a river of Bavaria, Germany * Floss, Arkansas, an unincorporated community, United States

Art, entertainment, and media

* ''Floss'' (mixtape), by Injury Reserve * "Floss" (song), by AJ Tracey * Floss McPhee, a character in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' * Silken Floss, a character in the comic and film ''The Spirit''

Computing

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FLOSS Weekly Leo Laporte (; born November 29, 1956) is the former host of '' The Tech Guy'' weekly radio show and founder of TWiT.tv, an Internet podcast network focusing on technology. He is also a former TechTV technology host (1998–2008) and a technology ...

'', a podcast of the twit.tv Network

People with the given name

Floss Casasola Floss Casasola OD (9 August 1903 – 9 February 1991)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151394545/floss-e-cassasola_casasola_ was a British Honduran teacher and music instructor who became involved in the Belizean Independence Movement. She ...

(1903–1991), a British Honduran teacher involved in the Belizean Independence Movement

People with the surname

* Heinrich Joseph Floss (1819–1881), a church historian and theologian * Herbert Floss (1912–1943), an SS functionary of Nazi Germany * Walter J. Floss Jr. (1923–2018), American politician

Other uses

Candy floss Cotton candy, also known as candy floss (candyfloss) and fairy floss, is a spun sugar confection that resembles cotton. It is made by heating and liquefying sugar, and spinning it centrifugally through minute holes, causing it to rapidly cool ...

, or fairy floss (cotton candy) * Common floss, another name for the shrub ''Chromolaena odorata'' *

Embroidery floss Embroidery thread is yarn that is manufactured or hand- spun specifically for embroidery and other forms of needlework. Embroidery thread often differs widely, coming in many different fiber types, colors and weights. Type of embroidery thread Thre ...

, thread used in embroidery * Floss flower, another name for ''Ageratum houstonianum''