aflap

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aflap

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From a- + flap.

adjective

not comparable Flapping. 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
not comparable Filled (with something flapping). They walked up Main Street, which was all aflap with American flags […]
colloquial, not comparable Showing excessive excitement or anger. 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.”
Similar: in a flap

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@misc{aflap_2026,
  title = {aflap},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aflap},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}