flapper
IPA: fɫˈæpɝ
noun
- (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.
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Examples of "flapper" in Sentences
- Good work on the flapper article.
- Don't know who played the flapper.
- Rose's hairstyle is a flapper bob cut.
- The flapper subculture was prominent in the 20s.
- A flapper disc is rigidly attached to the shaft.
- She was a Ziegfeld girl and the original flapper.
- It is the most obvious and neccessary flapper origin.
- It was the flappers who ushered in the era of lingerie.
- Each episode featured a flapper illustration and a witticism.
- It is a common misconception that flapper's rouged their knees.
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