mudflap
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mudflap
- /ˈmʌdˌflæp/
Where it comes from
From mud + flap.
noun mudflaps
- A rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind. Yohji Yamamoto showed Alpine knits with cropped black trousers, fresh-looking coats in vanilla-colored wool, and knits and other wool colors embellished with the sort of female pinup images you see on old gas-station calendars or on the mudflaps of an 18-wheeler.
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noun rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a truck to prevent mud from being thrown up onto the vehicle
| Español | guardabarros |
|---|---|
| Français | bavette |
| Русский | брызгови́к bryzgovík |
Talk about this word "mudflap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mudflap. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mudflap. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mudflap "mudflap." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mudflap.
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@misc{mudflap_2026,
title = {mudflap},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mudflap},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
