"flap copy" meaning in English

See flap copy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: flap copies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flap copy (plural flap copies)
  1. The brief summary that often appears on the inside of a hardcover book's dust jacket. Translations (brief summary): Klappentext [masculine] (German), Umschlagtext [masculine] (German)

Inflected forms

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