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There was an industry-wide obsession with Nürburgring lap times and 0-60 figures, which meant manual transmissions began falling out of favor—even the early flappy paddle gearboxes fired off faster shifts than what was humanly possible.
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Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2024
There’s a variety of animals to choose from, like an adorable bunny with flappy ears and a sweet penguin who loves to blow kisses.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
Asian elephants are smaller than those in Africa — down to their flappy ears.
—Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Japanese brand Sacai offers myriad trench pieces, including skirts, and at Burberry —one of the oldest and best-known trench-makers—designer Riccardo Tisci turned out a fall collection that featured strapless ball gowns rooted in the flappy, belt-y, epaulette-y DNA of the classic coat.
—Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
For your second pair, create wide and flappy pinnae, like elephants have.
—Science Buddies, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2015
My flappy mom stomach and butt were tastefully draped and hidden from view.
—Vogue, 4 May 2022
That power is channeled to all four wheels by a six-speed manual transmission; there are no flappy paddles here, even as an option.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2022
This first look sported giant statement shoulders and tubular arms, while its big flappy belt looked almost poised to tug the coat open sensually.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022
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Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2024
There’s a variety of animals to choose from, like an adorable bunny with flappy ears and a sweet penguin who loves to blow kisses.
—Maya Polton, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
Asian elephants are smaller than those in Africa — down to their flappy ears.
—Lee Powell, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Japanese brand Sacai offers myriad trench pieces, including skirts, and at Burberry —one of the oldest and best-known trench-makers—designer Riccardo Tisci turned out a fall collection that featured strapless ball gowns rooted in the flappy, belt-y, epaulette-y DNA of the classic coat.
—Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
For your second pair, create wide and flappy pinnae, like elephants have.
—Science Buddies, Scientific American, 19 Nov. 2015
My flappy mom stomach and butt were tastefully draped and hidden from view.
—Vogue, 4 May 2022
That power is channeled to all four wheels by a six-speed manual transmission; there are no flappy paddles here, even as an option.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 Apr. 2022
This first look sported giant statement shoulders and tubular arms, while its big flappy belt looked almost poised to tug the coat open sensually.
—Thomas Adamson, ajc, 7 Mar. 2022
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“Flappy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flappy. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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