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Where does “flap” come from?

Flap comes from Middle English flap, of unknown origin and meaning.

flap (English): Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or...

Definitions

  1. Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or...

Ancestry of “flap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishflap—

Words derived from “flap”

  • flapping
  • flop
  • floppy
  • flabby
  • flabbergasted
  • flapper
  • unflappable
  • flabbiness
  • flophouse
  • preflop
  • flopper
  • flappy
  • flabbily
  • flabbergasting
  • floppiness
  • flabbergast
  • postflop
  • earflap
  • petaflop
  • flapless
  • teraflop
  • unflappably
  • kerflop
  • flaplike
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