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Etymology
Most likely from Victorian sporting slang, meaning young wildfowl in August which are full-sized, tender and worthwhile quarry, but are nieve and unable to fly properly due to the late development of flight feathers in ducks and geese.
Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æp�(r)|-æp�(r)
Noun
en-noun
- A young woman of the 1920s who flouted convention in her dress and behaviour/behavior.
Translations
trans-top|young unconventional woman of the 1920s
French: garçonne f
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Italian: maschietta f
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See also
w:Flapper|Wikipedia article on flappers
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