flapper

  1. Noun.  (context, colloquial) A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum; now particularly associated with the 1920s. (defdate, from 19th c.) .
  2. Noun.  That which flaps.
  3. Noun.  (context, plumbing) A flapper valve in a toilet-flushing mechanism.

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