flap one's jaws

Verb

flap one's jaws (third-person singular simple present flaps one's jaws, present participle flapping one's jaws, simple past and past participle flapped one's jaws)

1. (US, colloquial) Synonym of flap one's gums.
   • When it is lunchtime in Tokyo, it is 11 P.M. at the Credit Lyonnais trading desk in New York. The four traders on duty are flapping their jaws like auctioneers on a record-breaking day.1991 May 19, Mary Billard, “The Executive Life: Trouble Sleeping? Call a 24-Hour Trading Desk”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...
   • Coach Henry Bibby flapped his jaws with the wonderful wind of sarcasm. “UCLA has five NBA players in their lineup,” he said, smiling. “Maybe we shouldn’t even be on the floor with them. Maybe they can say what they want to say.”1997 February 18, Bill Plaschke, “‘Just USC’ Takes That J.R. Shot to Heart”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...

   Synonyms:

   flap one's gums