flipperless en · ADJ
Etymology
From flipper + -less.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Without flippers.
Two old farts wallowing around like a couple of flipperless sea lions – no wonder they were killing themselves laughing back on shore.
2008, Anne Barry, Never Say Old, page 29:The game, a flipperless unit, features entirely new cabinet, playfield and glass.
1966 November 19, Billboard, volume 78, number 47, page 90: