Flapper

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flapper \Flap"per\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, flaps.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. See {Flipper}. "The flapper of a porpoise." --Buckley.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     3. A flat object used to make a flapping noise by striking
        another object. --RHUD
        [PJC]
  
     4. A flat and broad object hanging from a larger object,
        either flexible like rubber or hinged to allow a swinging
        motion; a flap.
  
     5. A young woman who dresses in a modern, stylish manner and
        behaves unconventionally in social situations; -- a term
        used especially to refer to young women during the 1920's
        and their peculiar style of dress.
        [PJC]
  
     {Flapper skate} (Zool.), a European skate ({Raia
        intermedia}).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flapper
       n : a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional
           conduct and dress

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  37 Moby Thesaurus words for "flapper":
     Australian crawl, aide-memoire, aquaplaning, aquatics, backstroke,
     balneation, bathe, bathing, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, cue,
     diving, dog paddle, fin, fishtail, flipper, floating, hint, jogger,
     memorandum, natation, prompt, prompter, prompting, remembrance,
     remembrancer, reminder, sidestroke, surfboarding, surfing, swim,
     swimming, tickler, treading water, wading, waterskiing