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flattop

[flat-top] / ˈflætˌtɒp /
NOUN
aircraft carrier
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NOUN
carrier
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In the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s version, a drama from Netflix that hits theaters in October, Frankenstein’s creature is no arms-outstretched “Me Hungry” monster lumbering toward the camera stiff-legged with neck bolts and a flattop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

Senate, Democrat Jon Tester is a well-known commodity in Montana — a plain-spoken grain farmer with a flattop and a carefully cultivated reputation as a moderate.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Nando’s has since spread like oil on a hot flattop, with more than two dozen outlets in the area.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2022

Although Little Richard was in his 30s, “Ready Teddy” aims for a teen audience, reveling in how “all the flattop cats and all the dungaree dolls/are headed for the gym to the sock hop ball.”

From New York Times • May 10, 2020

Ms. Faraci pointed at a picture of a boy with a flattop and a bold smile.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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