Aflap

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Flapping. not-comparable

    "1894, George Lansing Raymond, The Aztec God, Act 3, in The Aztec God and Other Dramas, New York: Putnam, 1908, p. 66, and she / A vulture feasting with foul wings aflap"

  2. 2
    Filled (with something flapping). not-comparable

    "They walked up Main Street, which was all aflap with American flags […]"

  3. 3
    Showing excessive excitement or anger. colloquial, not-comparable

    "1977, Niel Hancock, Calix Stay, New York: Fawcett Popular Library, p. 93, “First he says we isn’t welcome, then he’s all aflap cause some of us is gone.”"

Synonyms

All synonyms
in a flap

Example

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"1894, George Lansing Raymond, The Aztec God, Act 3, in The Aztec God and Other Dramas, New York: Putnam, 1908, p. 66, and she / A vulture feasting with foul wings aflap"

Etymology

From a- + flap.

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