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: a young woman predominantly of the 1910s and 1920s who showed freedom from conventions (as in style of dress and conduct)
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Blondie Boopadoop was, like Betty, a young flapper, and the central character of Chic Young’s newspaper comic strip that debuted in 1930.
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Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Perhaps the first big style shift of the psychoanalytic era came in the years after the First World War, with the rise of androgynous looks typified by the boyish profile of the flapper.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, a jaw-dropping, V-neck red satin flapper dress styled out of the 1920s was going for $179.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Opt for a flapper-esque dress that has a drop waist or is knee-length, and modernize it by wearing it over a pair of chic culottes.
—Emma Anderson, Refinery29, 11 Dec. 2025
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Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Perhaps the first big style shift of the psychoanalytic era came in the years after the First World War, with the rise of androgynous looks typified by the boyish profile of the flapper.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Elsewhere, a jaw-dropping, V-neck red satin flapper dress styled out of the 1920s was going for $179.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Opt for a flapper-esque dress that has a drop waist or is knee-length, and modernize it by wearing it over a pair of chic culottes.
—Emma Anderson, Refinery29, 11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flapper
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“Flapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flapper. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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