Flapper vs. Slapper — What's the Difference?

Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts (knee height was considered short during that time period), bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior. Flappers were seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup, drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes in public, driving automobiles, treating sex in a casual manner, and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms.

A sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack.

A broad flexible part, such as a flipper.

The sound of such a blow.

A young woman of the 1920s who rebelled against conventional ideas of ladylike behavior and dress.

A sharp insult

A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.

To strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object

A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s.

To cause to strike forcefully and loudly

One who or that which flaps.

To put or place quickly or carelessly

(hunting) A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck.

To subject to a legal obligation, such as a fine or court order

A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.

To impose (a legal obligation) on someone

(plumbing) A flapper valve.

To strike or beat with the force and sound of a slap

(slang) The hand.

Directly and with force

(rock climbing) Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.

(countable) One who, or that which, slaps.

One who, or that which, flaps.

A prostitute.

See Flipper.

A woman of loose morals.

A young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress

A type of detonator which uses a powerful surge of electricity to vaporize a thin metal foil, propelling a larger piece of plastic film at a speed high enough to detonate an explosive upon impact.

Anything monstrous; a whopper.

One who, or that which, slaps.

Anything monstrous; a whopper.

Very large; monstrous; big.

A hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand;