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flapper🔊

(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.

💬 Quotations
"Now," said the young man cheerfully to Ardita, who had witnessed this last scene in withering silence, "if you will swear on your honor as a flapper—which probably isn't worth much—that you'll keep that spoiled little mouth of yours tight shut for forty-eight hours, you can row yourself ashore in our rowboat."

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.

(rock climbing) Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.