it's the little things

[the_siobhan]

I am very amused by the fact that the adopted abbreviation for "friends-locked" appears to be "flocked".

'Cause you know, that's what geese do.

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[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

What is this fashion of which you speak?

[raphrat.livejournal.com]

lock2    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (flk)
n.
A tuft, as of fiber or hair.

1. Waste wool or cotton used for stuffing furniture and mattresses.
2. An inferior grade of wool added to cloth for extra weight.
3. Pulverized wool or felt that is applied to paper, cloth, or metal to produce a texture or pattern.

See floccule.


tr.v. flocked, flock·ing, flocks
To stuff with waste wool or cotton.

To texture or pattern with pulverized wool or felt.

[Middle English flok, from Old French floc, from Latin floccus, tuft of wool.]

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was my first thought, because I remember buying a flocked air mattress once.