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Word entry · 7 letters

flapper

Best crossword clue

"Roaring Twenties woman"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈflæpɚ/Part of speech nounSorted aeflpprStarts with FEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress

Word origin

From flap (verb) + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • Stud's eyes roved. Plenty of girls, most of them young flappers, Loretta's age. Only a couple of years ago they were kids.
  • I paid violent and unusual attention to a flapper all through the meal in order to make you jealous. She's probably in her cabin writing reams about me to a fellow-flapper at this very moment.
  • Concern—and consternation—about the flapper are general. She disports herself flagrantly in the public eye, and there is no keeping her out of grown-up company or conversation.

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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Roaring Twenties woman7 letters

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