A floater is a social mastermind who wavers between members of one particular clique or between multiple cliques in general, pitting people against one another and leeching out information without seeming like a threat. A perfected floater will appear incredibly trustworthy and neutral and will play both sides, but in reality, floaters look out for themselves and do whatever possible to keep themselves alive in any given scenario.
After playing both sides, floater Janina decided to attend neither Trichelle's nor Mindy's party, so that neither clique queen would be upset with her.
by Gigglez December 03, 2005
by T.E. Bell June 21, 2005
1 - a small, lighter-than-water turd that, no matter how much you flush, refuses to BE GONE!
hence,
2 - an obnoxious asshole that you can't seem to get rid of
dude 1 - Man, what's up with your little bro? Every time we fire up a blunt, he's like, THERE!
dude 2 - Yeah, he's pretty much a fucking floater. He needs to get a life or start contributing to the cause!
by bigbadwoof December 19, 2006
In hockey, a floater is a player who won't go into the corners to fight for the puck. Instead, he'll just circle around in the slot waiting for his hard-working teammates to set him up, where he'll inevitably score and take all the glory.
The opposite of a floater is a grinder.
This term was popularized by Don Cherry on his Coaches Corner segment on Hockey Night In Canada.
"That Gelinas, he's no floater. Look at him battle in the corner for the puck."
"The Sens never win any puck battles because they have too many floaters."
by Mike Verkerk April 26, 2004
A type of crap that floats. Also one found in the pool at hotel. To deal with floater in pool you simply close down pool, put up caution tape, have manager stare at floater for a hour, then clean it out.
by breathdeeply April 12, 2009
A basketball shot in which the ball is launched into a considerably higher arc than that of a normal shot. It is usually the weopon of smaller players (usually Guards) to score over the top of larger players. They can be taken of both feet as a normal jumpshot just pushed higher or off of one like a high launched lay up.
by Kendle_cranks June 07, 2006
A mutant abomination that was the result of direct exposure to the Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV) in the PC game Fallout. Serpentine in appearance, its lashing tongue attack can deliver a lethal dose of poison. The exact origin of this species is unknown, but they were most likely the result of experimentation done by Richard Grey (AKA The Master, the antagonist of the story) with the FEV.
by Raptor March 24, 2005