mud flap

noun

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Mud flaps price Entry-level mud flaps are typically made of plastic or rubber and cost between $18-$35. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 The logo incorporates Parton's silhouette with a nod to traditional truck mud flap designs. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 June 2026 There is a way to win every game, as Sean Payton reminds us weekly, and the path Saturday involves mud flaps, not a cockpit. Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026 What’s more, the long, super-flexible polypropylene mud flaps reduce spray, so anyone behind you doesn’t suffer. Chris Haslam, Wired News, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mud flap

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mud flap was in 1944

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“Mud flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mud%20flap. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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