flapper

flapper definitions

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

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

• 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.