flanges

/F L AE1 N JH AH0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.

  2. 2

    The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.

  3. 3

    An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.

    โ€œ1998: Mr MI Pennington, Can the Players be Trusted? on rec.games.frp.live-action http//groups.google.co.uk/group/rec.games.frp.live-action/browse_thread/thread/13742e3a1c45df34/f9662af9a11a42d3?lnk=st&q=flange+roleplay&rnum=1#f9662af9a11a42d3 [The] enduring problem with the Gathering is that [players] can't affect anything that happens ... whatever they do, the LT just flange it back to the original plot line.โ€

  4. 4

    A vulva.

  5. 5

    The collective noun for a group of baboons.

    โ€œ1980s (first use), Rowan Atkinson - Not the Nine O'clock Newsโ€

  6. 6

    The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.

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