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flange

US/ˈflænd͡ʒ/ rare rare slang vulgar

noun

1.

a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

Synonyms

Origin

From dialectal English flange (“to project”), flanch (“a projection”), from Middle French flanche, from Old French flanche (“flank, side”), from Frankish *hlanku (“bend, curve; side, flank”). See flank. As a term for a group of baboons, it was popularized in the comedy TV series Not the Nine O'Clock News.

Phrases

  • flange greaser
  • flange lubricator
  • flange oiler

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