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Meaning of FLAPPER

Pronunciation:  'flapur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
 
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 See Also: fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Flap"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, flaps.
2. See {Flipper}. ``The flapper of a porpoise.'' --Buckley.
{Flapper skate} (Zo["o]l.), a European skate ({Raia
   intermedia}).
 
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