Flapper Definition

flăpər
flappers
noun
A broad flexible part, such as a flipper.
American Heritage
A person or thing that flaps.
Webster's New World
A young wild duck, partridge, etc. just learning to fly.
Webster's New World
In the 1920s, a young woman considered bold and unconventional.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Flapper

Noun

Singular:
flapper
Plural:
flappers

Origin of Flapper

  • Sense 2, British Slang very young female prostitute, flapper possibly from flapper fledgling partridge or duck (from flap) or from dialectal flap loose or flighty girl

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • flap +‎ -er

    From Wiktionary

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