flapper
(noun) a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flapper (plural flappers)
(colloquial, now chiefly historical) A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum; now particularly associated with the 1920s. [from 19th c.]
flapper (plural flappers)
Something that flaps.
(hunting) A young wild duck.
A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.
• Buckley
(plumbing) A flapper valve.
• Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to (page 356)
(rock climbing) Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.
Source: Wiktionary
Flap"per, n.
1. One who, or that which, flaps.
2. See Flipper. "The flapper of a porpoise." Buckley. Flapper skate (Zoöl.), a European skate (Raia intermedia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 June 2025
(noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; “the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
