flamdoodleGo to flapdoodle.
flamein. to write an excited and angry note
in a computer forum or news group.
Barb is f laming again. It doesn’t take much
to set her off. Stop f laming a minute and
try to explain your position calmly.
flamer 1. n. a blatantly obvious homosex-
ual person. (Primarily and originally for
males.) Todd is such a f lamer! He
tries not to be a f lamer, but what can he
do? 2. n. a person who writes excited and
angry notes on a computer forum or
news group. There are too many
f lamers on this board to make it interest-
ing and entertaining. The f lamers turn
everything into a screaming battle.
flame-warn. an angry and excited ex-
change of notes on a computer forum or
news group. A f lame-war erupted on
the board last night and a lot of people said
some pretty rude things. The SYSOP
tried to stop the f lame-war, but it kept go-
ing anyway.
flapn. an argument; a minor scandal.
I’m sorry about that f lap we had yesterday,
but it was all your fault. Who started
this f lap anyway?
flapdoodle and flamdoodle[“flApdudl
and “flAmdudl] n. nonsense. I’ve heard
enough of this f lapdoodle. Cut out the
f lamdoodle and speak the truth.
flapjaw[“flApdZO] 1. n. a talkative person.
Who is the f lapjaw who has Sally cor-
nered? Martin is anything but a f lap-
jaw. I bet he doesn’t say a dozen words per
hour. 2. n. chatter; gossip. To o m u c h
f lapjaw for me to concentrate in here.
Could you all turn down the f lapjaw a
little?
flash 1. n. something suddenly remem-
bered; something suddenly thought of.
I had a f lash and quickly wrote it down.
After we talked awhile, a f lash hit me.
Why don’t we sell the house? 2. n. a very
short period of time; an instant. (See also
in a flash.) I’ll be there in a f lash. It
was just a f lash between the time I said
I’d be there and when I showed up. 3. tv.
to display something briefly. You’d bet-
ter not f lash a wad like that around here.
You won’t have it long. The cop f lashed
her badge and made the pinch. 4. in. to
display one’s private parts briefly. The
guy f lashed and moved on down the street.
She f lashed brief ly, providing the show
that people came to see, and left the stage.
- n. a drink of liquor. I’ll have just a
f lash; then I’ve got to run. Here, have
a f lash, and let’s chat a little longer.
flashbackn. a memory of the past; a por-
trayal of the past in a story. Suddenly,
Fred had a wonderful f lashback to his
childhood. The next scene in the film
was a f lashback to the time of Ivan the
Terrible.
flashern. a male exhibitionist; a male who
shows his penis to women. The cops
hauled in a couple of f lashers from the
public library.
flash on something in. to remember
something suddenly and vividly. Then
I f lashed on a great idea. I was trying
to f lash on it, but I couldn’t bring it to
mind.
flash the hashtv. to empty one’s stomach;
to vomit. Dave left quickly to go out and
f lash the hash, I think. Who’s in there
f lashing the hash?
flat-assmod. absolutely; totally. (From a
general slang term f lat-out.) She
opened it up as f lat-ass fast as it would go.
flat brokemod. having no money at all.
Sorry, I’m f lat broke. Not a cent on me.
You may be f lat broke, but you will find a
way to pay your electricity bill or you will
live in the dark.
flat-chestedmod. with little or no female
breast development. I wish I wasn’t so
f lat-chested!
flatfoot and flattyn. a police officer, es-
pecially a foot patrol officer. Think
about how the f latfoot on the beat is af-
fected by this cold. The f latty stopped
at the door, tried the lock, and moved on.
flat-hattingn.flying an airplane low and
wrecklessly. (As if flying low enough that
only people wearing flat hats could es-
cape being struck.) The pilot lost his
license for f lat-hatting near the park.
flat-hatting