flapper

ˈflæpər

Definition

Definition of flapper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

culture

Dated

young woman in the 1920s flaunting unconventional behavior

Dated

The flapper danced energetically at the jazz club.

flapper girl

wildlife

Rare

young game bird just able to fly

Rare

The hunter spotted a flapper near the pond.

chick

fledgling

juvenile

mechanics

Rare

part of a device that opens or closes to control flow

Rare

The toilet wouldn't stop running because the flapper was broken..

gate

valve

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Images of flapper

young game bird just able to fly
part of a device that opens or closes to control flow

Expressions with flapper

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flapper girl

woman who dresses in a 1920s style

She dressed as a flapper girl for the costume party.

Origin of flapper

English, flap (move up and down)

Examples of flapper in a sentence

Many flappers were seen as symbols of the Roaring Twenties.
A flapper fluttered across the field.
The dog chased a flapper through the tall grass.
The flapper in the valve needs replacement.
A faulty flapper can cause leaks.

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French:garçonne, oiseau volant, ...
German:Flapper, Jungvogel, ...
Italian:flapper, giovane uccello, ...
Spanish:mujer rebelde de los años 20, polluelo, ...
Portuguese:flapper, pintainho, ...
Chinese:摩登女郎, 幼鸟, ...
Japanese:フラッパー, 若鳥, ...
Arabic:فلاپر, فَرْخ طائِر, ...
Hebrew:נַעֲרַת ג׳ַאז, אֶפְרוֹח מָעוֹפֵף, ...
Russian:флэппер, молодая птица, ...
Ukrainian:флеперка, молодий птах, ...
Hindi:फ्लैपर, युवा पक्षी, ...
Bengali:ফ্ল্যাপার, ...
Catalan:flapper, pollanc, ...
Czech:flapperka, mládě, ...
Danish:flapper, ungfugl, ...
Dutch:flapper, jonge wildvogel, ...
Greek:φλάπερ, νεαρό πουλί, ...
Hungarian:flapper, csibe, ...
Khmer:នារីវ័យក្មេងសម័យទសវត្សរ៍១៩២០ដែលបង្ហាញអាកប្បកិរិយាមិនស្របទំនៀម, កូនបក្សីព្រៃដែលទើបអាចហើរបាន, ...
Korean:플래퍼, 어린 새, ...
Persian:فلاپر, پرنده جوان, ...
Polish:flapperka, młody ptak, ...
Portuguese (BR):melindrosa, pintainho, ...
Romanian:tânără rebelă, pui de pasăre, ...
Swedish:flapper, flygfärdig fågelunge, ...
Thai:หญิงสาวยุคใหม่, นกเกมอายุน้อย, ...
Turkish:genç kadın, yavru kuş, ...
Vietnamese:cô gái flapper, chim non, ...

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