nan flap
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Meaning · English
Synonym of bingo wings.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
To schoolchildren, meanwhile, they are forever "nan flaps" or "dinner-lady arms", or indeed the closely related "tuckshop arms", in honour of the hefty upper portions of the lady who weighs out the cola cubes and hands out the Curlywurlys.
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 “nan flap” mean?
Synonym of bingo wings.
Is “nan flap” formal or informal?
nan flap is generally slang.