flags
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Meaning · English
Nickname for a flag lieutenant.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Suddenly the flag lieutenant grabbed an air vice-marshal's daughter by the hand and dragged her past the Charltons […] Flags was always doing something of this sort, and although Paul did not know him, he disliked it […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “flags” mean?
Nickname for a flag lieutenant.
Is “flags” formal or informal?
flags is generally slang.