EGAVE

flapper

About 0.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.
  2. noun 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. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. noun One who or that which flaps.
  4. noun A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck.
  5. noun A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.
  6. noun A flapper valve.
  7. noun The hand.
  8. noun Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.

Similar words

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Word family

flappers

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