flapper
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Sam Gallagher and Yash Thakkar, both English majors, dub her Jordan—after the flapper and semipro golfer in “The Great Gatsby”—when they learn that she gave up a golf scholarship her freshman year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Nicks strolled in later, fresh from her stint at Clementine’s and still donning her flapper costume.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025
In the hour before Pippi’s party, children scoured the room on a scavenger hunt to find nine Pippis, donning disguises from a Dodgers jersey to a 1920s flapper dress.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
Underneath, dresses of scalloped sequins and draped fringe recall flapper looks with contemporary discipline.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
That was a flapper thing to do and Andrea was only in eighth grade.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
Vocabulary lists containing flapper
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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