mud flap

noun

: splash guard

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Mud flaps price Entry-level mud flaps are typically made of plastic or rubber and cost between $18-$35. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 The logo incorporates Parton's silhouette with a nod to traditional truck mud flap designs. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 June 2026 There is a way to win every game, as Sean Payton reminds us weekly, and the path Saturday involves mud flaps, not a cockpit. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026 What’s more, the long, super-flexible polypropylene mud flaps reduce spray, so anyone behind you doesn’t suffer. — Chris Haslam, Wired News, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mud flap

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mud flap was in 1944

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“Mud flap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mud%20flap. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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