Where Does the Term Floppies Come from?

From flop +‎ -y.

What are floppies Rhodesia?

"slot floppies" was Rhodesian army slang for "shoot insurgents" although the term "floppies" refered more precisely to people of colour.

What does it mean to slot floppies?

A screen shot from Larry Vickers's Instagram account shows an FAL rifle used by the Rhodesian Army with the caption “It's time to slot floppies. ...” Slot means “shoot,” and “floppies” is a racial slur. ... When told that the Rhodesian rifle had become a totem for American white supremacists, Selvaggio pleaded ignorance.

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