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flapper definition

flap·per (flap′ər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that flaps; esp.,
    1. a flap
    2. a flipper
    3. something broad and flat for striking
    1. a young wild duck, partridge, etc. just learning to fly
    2. Informal in the 1920s, a young woman considered bold and unconventional

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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