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  • Perhaps the term Flapper may best be defined as meaning a twentieth-century hoyden, and was applied to a type of girl from the age of thirteen to seventeen, whose extravagances in speech, manner and dress caused deep dismay among the more serious members of the community.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 21, 1917 Various

  • Black Bottom refers to a dance which became popular in the 1920s, during the period known as the Flapper era.

    The Big Apple 2009

  • Black Bottom refers to a dance which became popular in the 1920s, during the period known as the Flapper era.

    The Big Apple 2009

  • Black Bottom refers to a dance which became popular in the 1920s, during the period known as the Flapper era.

    The Big Apple 2009

  • Black Bottom refers to a dance which became popular in the 1920s, during the period known as the Flapper era.

    The Big Apple 2009

  • They utilize instead the services of a "Flapper" to hit them in the face with a bladder full of dried peas when another Laputan wishes to communicate something.

    Erica Jong: Lost in Laputa 2009

  • In this episode we hear a Vanity Fair article about the new "Flapper" type, also a musical track called "Rovin' Gambler" by Kelly Harrell and finish up with a reading of H.P.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Felbrigg 2008

  • In this episode we hear a Vanity Fair article about the new "Flapper" type, also a musical track called "Rovin' Gambler" by Kelly Harrell and finish up with a reading of H.P.

    05 - The Evil Clergyman Felbrigg 2008

  • New York Fashion Week Thom Browne's Flapper Flight : The fashion designer showed his 2012 spring/summer women's wear collection—featuring lobster claws and Art Deco-inspired pieces—at the New York Public Library.

    The New Neutral: a Rainbow Christina Binkley 2011

  • Latter Day Flapper -- Yep, that is indeed the default Whataburger!

    Jalapeno cheese bun recipe for a proper Texas burger | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

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