English Dictionary

flapper

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈflæpɚ/

名詞

口語 歴史的

(colloquial, historical) A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.

日本語の意味

俗語・歴史的な用法で、主に15歳から18歳くらいの若い女性、特に社交界に出ていない者を指す

The nervous flapper, only sixteen and not yet presented to society, watched the older debutantes from a corner of the ballroom.

社交界にまだ出ていない16歳の恥ずかしがり屋の少女は、舞踏会の片隅から年上のデビュタントたちを見ていた。

意味（1）

(colloquial, historical) A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.

Stud's eyes roved. Plenty of girls, most of them young flappers, Loretta's age. Only a couple of years ago they were kids.

意味（2）

(colloquial, chiefly historical) A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s.

I paid violent and unusual attention to a flapper all through the meal in order to make you jealous. She's probably in her cabin writing reams about me to a fellow-flapper at this very moment.

flappers （ plural ）