majestic flap flap

English

Alternative forms

majestic flap-flap, majestic sea flap flap, majestic sea flap-flap

Etymology

A breaching majestic flap flap.

From a humorous allusion to the flapping motion of a manta ray's pectoral fins when it is swimming or breaching.

Noun

majestic flap flap (plural majestic flap flaps)

(Internet slang, humorous) A manta ray.
Synonym: sea pancake
- 2014 August 23, wing (@wingograph), Twitter‎:
  THESE SHARKS AND MAJESTIC FLAP FLAPS WERE JUST CHILLIN ON THE FLOOR OF THE TANK
- 2016 September 1, Gremlin Enthusiast (@spacedaydreamer), Twitter‎:
  Went to an aquarium today. Got to pet a majestic flap flap.
- 2022 January 12, Vik (@AgentRedDot), Twitter‎:
  Another one.. on my very first dive in Indonesia, I was welcomed by these majestic flap flaps .. an absolute dream come true moment.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:majestic flap flap.

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