flapper vs scud

flapper

noun
  • A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck. 

  • A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially. 

  • A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming. 

  • A flapper valve. 

  • The hand. 

  • One who or that which flaps. 

  • Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult. 

  • A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s. 

scud

noun
  • A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. 

  • The drink Irn-Bru. 

  • A gust of wind. 

  • A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer. 

  • A swift runner. 

  • The act of scudding. 

  • A form of garden hoe. 

  • Any swimming amphipod. 

  • A scab on a wound. 

  • Pornography. 

  • A slap; a sharp stroke. 

  • Clouds or rain driven by the wind. 

verb
  • To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds). 

  • To skim flat stones so they skip along the water. 

  • To hit or slap. 

  • To speed. 

  • To run, or be driven, before a high wind with no sails set. 

adj
  • Naked. 

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