"flapperesque" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more flapperesque [comparative], most flapperesque [superlative]
Etymology: From flapper + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flapper|esque}} flapper + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} flapperesque (comparative more flapperesque, superlative most flapperesque)
  1. Reminiscent of a flapper (unconventional young woman of the 1920s).
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