flap

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • flap something flexible that is loose
  • (colloquial) banknote

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch flabbe (flap, a blow, slap on the face, fly-flap).

Origin

Middle Dutch

flabbe

Gloss

flap, a blow, slap on the face, fly-flap

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