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What were Flapers?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Young women in the roaring 20's who defied conformity. They smoked, wore too much make up, drove, wore short skirts, etc. The origin of the term is unclear though. it is thought to come from a british term for young girl. The flapping item, a pigtail or possibly a term used for prostitute which became more ambiguous to mean almost any spirited young girl.

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