flapper

IPA: fɫˈæpɝ

(colloquial, historical) A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.
(colloquial, chiefly historical) A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
One who or that which flaps.
(hunting) A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck.
A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.
(plumbing) A flapper valve.
(slang) The hand.
(climbing) Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.

Examples of "flapper" in Sentences

But the flapper was the flapper; and it was the only way ever to see that tomb.
The metal buckles had jangled and flapped, which is how the name flapper came about.
But the Charleston didn't hit till 1923, and the word flapper had been used as early as 1920.
Margaret Mitchell had been a genuine "flapper" - blackballed from the Junior League for a "daring" French apache dance she performed at an Atlanta ball.
If you've spent your time in the boardroom telling Donald that Mary should be fired, that she's an emotional bitch who can't keep her mouth shut and her big fat flapper is bringing down the team's morale, do not say that you have respect for her.