Originally Posted by kathy
Originally Posted by Rhonda
This is one explanation I found for fliver. All the sites refered to the Model T.
IF you'd ever heard a Model T running you'd know... they have a nasal wheezie sound like "fliver fliver fliver" over and over. They were refered to as "flivers" because of it and it has been thus since. Go to an antique auto show sometime and listen to one. You'll have to smile !!!
some of the comments refered to an old dilapidated car or airplane. Interesting word!!
I've heard "flat as a flitter" don't know what the heck a flitter is either!
I have heard of flat as a fritter, which is a flat like pancake but more like bread. Some times has apples in it and sometime corn(my favorite).