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flapper

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. flapper (noun)
  2. flapping meeting (noun)
  3. flap valve (noun)

flap·per

noun \ˈfla-pər\

Definition of FLAPPER

1
a : something used in flapping or striking b : one that flaps c : flipper 1
2
: a young woman; specifically : a young woman of the period of World War I and the following decade who showed freedom from conventions (as in conduct)
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First Known Use of FLAPPER

circa 1570

Rhymes with FLAPPER

capper, clapper, dapper, knapper, lapper, mapper, rapper, sapper, scrapper, snapper, strapper, tapper, trapper, wrapper, yapper, zapper

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