flange en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈflænd͡ʒ/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation) without æ-raising
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈfleə̯nd͡ʒ/ US, Canada, æ-raising
- /ˈflɛə̯nd͡ʒ/ US, Canada, æ-raising
Etymology
From dialectal English flange (“to project”), flanch (“a projection”), from Middle French flanche, from Old French flanche (“flank, side”), from Frankish *hlanku (“bend, curve; side, flank”). See flank. As a term for a group of baboons, it was popularized in the comedy TV series Not the Nine O'Clock News.
Meanings
- An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
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(qualifier:roleplaying games) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
[The] enduring problem with the Gathering is that [players] can't affect anything that happens ... whatever they do, the LT just flange it back to the original plot line.
1998, Mr MI Pennington, “Can the Players be Trusted?”, in rec.games.frp.live-action (Usenet):2007, "balor", Changing the metaphysics on Rule 7 https://web.archive.org/web/20071014193135/http://forums.rule7.co.uk/Topic28357-44-2.aspx 'Oh look, the amulet of flange has been activated, this means all Paladins now only have one heal per day instead of two.'
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(slang, vulgar) The vulva.
I was in bed the other day with the missus and I asked to see her flange. Imagine my surprise when she got up went downstairs to my toolbox and brought me up a metal looking object called a flange!!!!! Needless to say when she asked to see my nuts the next time I obliged by doing exactly the same as her.
2001, tedfat, “Flange!!!!”, in alt.society.nottingham (Usenet):'God, she's got a tight flange!' the plumber gasped, splaying the girl's buttocks and focusing on her O-ring.
2003, Ray Gordon, Hot Sheets:
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(collective, humorous, rare) A group of baboons.
I suspect they hired a flange of baboons to mind the house.
2006, Rick Crosier, Getting Away with Murder:it's a flange of baboons
1980s (first use), Not the Nine O'clock News, Rowan Atkinson (actor):I just watched a crazy video where a solo leopard attacked a flange of baboons.
2023 August 18, thebligg, “ow many baboons does it take to kill a leopard?”, in reddit, archived from the original on 27 Jul 2026:two of the larger male members of the flange of baboons were jumping up and down as if in the latter stages of some mating ritual
2007, Phil Ball, The Hapless Teacher's Handbook, Ebury Publishing, page 219:
- The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flanges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
flange greaser · flangelike · flangeway · flange oiler · flange lubricator · flangetail · flangeless
Hypernyms
Synonyms
Translations (53)
mi ngutu (projecting edge) · bg борд (projecting edge) · de Felgenhorn (projecting edge) · pl kryza (rib or rim for strengthening) · cmn 法蘭 /法兰 (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Rand (projecting edge) · es reborde (rib or rim for strengthening) · it flangia (rib or rim for strengthening) · mk прира́бница (projecting edge) · no flens (rib or rim for strengthening) · es refuerzo (projecting edge) · de Rippe (rib or rim for strengthening) · nl richel (rib or rim for strengthening) · pl kołnierz (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Bördel (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Rippe (projecting edge) · fi laippa (projecting edge) · pl obręcz (rib or rim for strengthening) · es pestaña (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Flansch (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Stutzen (projecting edge) · ga sceimheal (projecting edge) · pl kołnierz (projecting edge) · bg фланец (rib or rim for strengthening) · cs příruba (rib or rim for strengthening) · ru фла́нец (rib or rim for strengthening) · bg борд (rib or rim for strengthening) · yue 佛冷 (rib or rim for strengthening) · es patín (rib or rim for strengthening) · nl flens (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Bund (projecting edge) · de Kranz (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Sicke (rib or rim for strengthening) · kk ернемек (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Radkranz (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Kante (projecting edge) · fi lauma (group of baboons) · de Bund (rib or rim for strengthening) · fi laippa (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Gurt (rib or rim for strengthening) · bg ръб (projecting edge) · tl labi (rib or rim for strengthening) · da flange (rib or rim for strengthening) · es reborde (projecting edge) · de Bördel (projecting edge) · fi reunus (projecting edge) · eo flanĝo (rib or rim for strengthening) · fr bride (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Felgenhorn (rib or rim for strengthening) · de Spurkranz (rib or rim for strengthening) · pt borda (rib or rim for strengthening) · sv fläns (rib or rim for strengthening) · es pestaña (projecting edge)