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2007-03-21 13:25:23 · 3 answers · asked by blaredangell 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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"The term "flapper" first appeared in Great Britain after World War I. It was there used to describe young girls, still somewhat awkward in movement who had not yet entered womanhood."

"Authors such F. Scott Fitzgerald and artists such as John Held Jr. first used the term to the U.S., half reflecting and half creating the image and style of the flapper."

"Many have tried to define flappers. In William and Mary Morris' Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, they state, "In America, a flapper has always been a giddy, attractive and slightly unconventional young thing who, in [H. L.] Mencken's words, 'was a somewhat foolish girl, full of wild surmises and inclined to revolt against the precepts and admonitions of her elders.' "

2007-03-21 14:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by BethS 6 · 0 0

i don't get your question. flappers were a style in the 1920's i believe. not a particular social/racial group.

It's kinda like if you call someone who dresses like a cowboy and listens to country music a redneck. rednecks maybe from wherever. It is just the fashion group they belong to.

2007-03-21 13:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by lizincali 5 · 1 0

Everybody here is of non-U.S. descent..(except American Indians)

2007-03-21 13:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by MIGHTY MINNIE 6 · 0 1

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