The metal buckles had jangled and flapped, which is how the name flapper came about. From Wordnik.com. [Futures Imperfect]
But the Charleston didn't hit till 1923, and the word flapper had been used as early as 1920. From Wordnik.com. [Futures Imperfect]
"A flapper is a very charming person," protested Everett. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Road] Reference
He recalled the flapper who had so boldly met his glance. From Wordnik.com. [Bunker Bean] Reference
Often the wing tip (also called the flapper) is removed and sold to markets in. From Wordnik.com. [South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com - South Florida Recipes] Reference
But the flapper was the flapper; and it was the only way ever to see that tomb. From Wordnik.com. [Bunker Bean] Reference
It's usually best to replace the whole flapper, which is a do-it-yourself project that pays for itself in no time. From Wordnik.com. [The Dollar Stretcher Featured Content] Reference
Well, women used to bind their breasts to achieve the "flapper" look, back in the 1920s. From Wordnik.com. [The government is here to help you with your body image problems.] Reference
Snowflake worked on the famous "feather duster" dress worn by Amanda as well as the beaded "flapper" style. From Wordnik.com. [Snowflake Sews For Malan!] Reference
Persewis, however, is very young -- a "flapper" or a. From Wordnik.com. [A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800] Reference
The grotesque appellation "flapper" fled from his mind. From Wordnik.com. [Kathleen] Reference
Sally is the quintessential "flapper" and takes life very lightly. From Wordnik.com. [Benton Evening News Homepage RSS] Reference
My Mother was a "flapper", one of the girls during the Roaring Twenties of the last century. From Wordnik.com. [The Reality Check] Reference
I thought the flappers wore the buckles of their shoes undone, thus the sobriquet "flapper"?. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
B.t there is a "flapper" part in a Percy B. Debris production that I think would be just suited to you and would bring you notice. From Wordnik.com. [The Beautiful and Damned] Reference
"flapper," young singer and songwriter Taylor Swift sits down with Contributing Editor Jonathan Van Meter to discuss her rise to fame. From Wordnik.com. [The Bosh] Reference
"Engaged, too!" called the flapper bitterly. From Wordnik.com. [Bunker Bean] Reference
CORNISH: I'm picturing like, '20s flapper dresses. From Wordnik.com. [Post-Katrina, Music Still Thrives In New Orleans] Reference
Does this mean that we are to have a flapper in the Cabinet?. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, January 17, 1917] Reference
A flapper dives at me, stinging my throat so I gag and reel. From Wordnik.com. [S OWN STORY(1)] Reference
A tempting street, a flirting street, almost a flapper street. From Wordnik.com. [Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles] Reference
She bit her lower lip and ran out the door in Tom's flapper dress. From Wordnik.com. [LULU IN THE YEAR OF GATSBY] Reference
And when I was a student I bought a 1920s black lace flapper dress. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Kincaid: The Must-Have Summer Beach Read for Fashionistas] Reference
"You were just a flapper," said Leonard; "you couldn't be in love.". From Wordnik.com. [Four Days The Story of a War Marriage] Reference
I would have sworn that Michelle Kwan toured as a young flapper with Sonja Henie. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Kwan Last Time] Reference
A Gibson Girl, Tom said, and then he brought to class flapper dresses from the era. From Wordnik.com. [LULU IN THE YEAR OF GATSBY] Reference
If dye appears in the toilet bowl, the flapper valve is leaking, and you should replace it ASAP. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the day: Save water, save money] Reference
Eisner's feather headdress will not have been knocked off in time for Halloween flapper costumes. From Wordnik.com. [Robin Givhan on Tom Ford's beautiful -- if secret -- new line] Reference
Her nylons are doughnuts around her ankles; her hair has been cropped and hugs her face like a flapper. From Wordnik.com. [The Dying Tradition] Reference
"I don't know what a flapper is," confessed Frances, sure however, that it could be nothing very dreadful. From Wordnik.com. [The Spanish Chest] Reference
The modern flapper is too sensible for such nonsense as French heels for standing all day behind the counter. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Business Etiquette] Reference
This was not yet the era of the flapper — it was the dying Victorian age now entering the tumult of new times. From Wordnik.com. [When America Went Dry] Reference
Miss MADGE TITHERADGE flapped prettily as a flapper; bit cleanly and cruelly in her biting mood; surrendered most engagingly. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917] Reference
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