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flap one's jaw en · VERB

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of flap one's jaws.
   alt of flap one's jaws
   • There was, of course, the more mundane problem of earning a living, and in the spring of 1976, without any apparent capital of his own, Love opened a gift shop on Wisconsin Avenue with several backers, among them a radiologist at Georgetown University Hospital named John C. Harbert. “Kenneth came by and told us he was opening this shop,” said his father. “But I didn’t think he was serious, just flapping his jaw.” 1993 February 10, Cathy Horyn, Patricia Dane Rogers, “The Florist’s Final Arrangement”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2026:
   • Everyone likes to flap their jaw and voice their own opinion how "embarrassing" it is to be in a band that can be labeled "deathcore," but honestly we have never given a fuck. 2012 January 7, Alex, quoting Jake Harmond, “Chelsea Grin interview”, in Lambgoat, Reading, Pa., archived from the original on 29 Feb 2012:
   • The Congress shall not make a law / That stops us from flapping our jaw. 2018 September 13, Pat Myers, quoting Chris Doyle, “Style Invitational Week 1297: A different type o’ headline contest”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2018:
   • We like Jim Carrey. We like him because he needs to be liked. If we ignore him, he’ll just do what he does anyway – flap his jaw, hoist his Chiclet teeth over his lips, emit an aria of squeaks and yawps – and it’ll be embarrassing for everyone. 2008 December 18, Dan Zak, “‘Yes Man’: Jim Carrey’s Big No-No”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2026:
   • The dimple-faced mobster could wind up taking the needle if convicted in his upcoming trial for allegedly ordering the Dec. 1, 2004, death of Randolph “Randy” Pizzolo, a Bonanno associate who whacked a rival mobster and then flapped his jaw about it too much for Basciano’s liking, according to court papers. 2007 April 3, Stefanie Cohen, “Feds Seek Death for ‘Gorgeous’”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2021:
   • If a Raven goes flapping his jaw in the forest and there’s no one around to record it for the wires or the cable networks, does he make a sound? 2001 December 16, Mike Penner, “Pittsburgh at Baltimore 5:30 p.m., ESPN”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2026:

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