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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'flapper' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions flapper noun  A young woman of the 1920s who flouted convention in her dress and behaviour/behavior. Translations:  French: garí§onne (trans-mid) Italian: maschietta (trans-bottom) Etymology: Most likely from Victorian sporting slang, meaning young wildfowl in August which are full-sized, tender and worthwhile quarry, but are nieve and unable to fly properly due to the late development of flight feathers in ducks and geese.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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