Flap vs. Scandal

Flapnoun

(obsolete) A blow or slap (especially to the face).

Flapnoun

(obsolete) A young prostitute.

Flapnoun

Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.

Flapnoun

A hinged leaf.

Flapnoun

A side fin of a ray - also termed a wing.

Flapnoun

An upset, stir, scandal or controversy

Flapnoun

The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it.

Flapnoun

A disease in the lips of horses.

Flapnoun

(aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.

Flapnoun

(phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound ɾ in the standard American English pronunciation of body.

Flapnoun

(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.

Flapnoun

The female genitals.

Flapverb

(transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.

Flapverb

(intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.

Flapverb

Of a resource or network destination: to be advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.

Flapnoun

Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.

Flapnoun

A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.

Flapnoun

The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.

Flapnoun

A disease in the lips of horses.

Flapnoun

a movable part of an airplane wing, used to increase lift or drag, especially when taking off or landing. used often in the plural.

Flapverb

To beat with a flap; to strike.

Flapverb

To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.

Flapverb

To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.

Flapverb

To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.

Flapnoun

any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely;

Flapnoun

an excited state of agitation;

Flapnoun

the motion made by flapping up and down

Flapnoun

a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

Flapnoun

a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

Flapverb

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;

Flapverb

move noisily;

Flapverb

move with a thrashing motion;

Flapverb

move with a flapping motion;

Flapverb

make a fuss; be agitated

Flapverb

pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

Flapverb

(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly

Flapverb

(of something loosely fastened) flutter or wave around

Flapverb

move (something) up and down or to and fro

Flapverb

strike at (something) loosely, especially to drive it away

Flapverb

be agitated or panicky

Flapnoun

a thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something

Flapnoun

a hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift

Flapnoun

an act of flapping something, typically a wing or arm, up and down or from side to side

Flapnoun

a state of agitation; a panic

Flapnoun

a large broad mushroom.

Flapnoun

a type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the palate very briefly.

Scandalnoun

An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.

Scandalnoun

Damage to one's reputation.

Scandalnoun

Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.

Scandalnoun

(theology) Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit.

Scandalnoun

(theology) Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense.

Scandalnoun

Defamatory talk; gossip, slander.

Scandalverb

(obsolete) To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander.

Scandalverb

(obsolete) To scandalize; to offend.

Scandalnoun

Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace.

Scandalnoun

Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.

Scandalnoun

Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners.

Scandalverb

To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander.

Scandalverb

To scandalize; to offend.

Scandalnoun

disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

Scandalnoun

a disgraceful event

Scandal

A scandal can be broadly defined as the strong social reactions of outrage, anger, or surprise, when accusations or rumours circulate or appear for some reason, regarding a person or persons who are perceived to have transgressed in some way. These reactions are usually noisy and may be conflicting, and they often have negative effects on the status and credibility of the person(s) or organisation involved.