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unflappability

 [uhn-flap-uh-buhl]   Origin

un·flap·pa·ble

   [uhn-flap-uh-buhl]
adjective
not easily upset or confused, especially in a crisis; imperturbable.
Origin:
1950–55; un-1 + flap + -able

Related forms
un·flap·pa·bil·i·ty, noun
un·flap·pa·bly, adverb
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unflappable (ʌnˈflæpəbəl)
 
—adj
informal hard to upset; imperturbable; calm; composed
 
unflappa'bility
 
—n
 
un'flappableness
 
—n
 
un'flappably
 
—adv

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unflappable
1958, from un- (1) "not" + flap (v.) + -able. Originally used in ref. to Harold Macmillan, British P.M. 1957-63.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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unflappable definition


  1. mod.
    not subject to distraction; imperturbable. : She is totally unflappable.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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