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flip

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What does flip mean?

noun

  1. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
  2. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
  3. A short flight.
More meanings (28)

noun

  1. (slang) A slingshot.
  2. A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960s–70s and 2000s–10s, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
  3. (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
  4. The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
  5. A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a “flip dog”).
  6. Acronym of flexible loan insurance plan.
  7. (archaic) A fillip or light blow.
  8. (dated) A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.
  9. (derogatory, slang) A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino background.

verb

  1. To throw so as to turn over.
  2. To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
  3. To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
  4. To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
  5. To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
  6. (slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.
  7. (slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
  8. (slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
  9. (slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
  10. To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
  11. (informal) To hand over or pass along.
  12. (informal) To switch to another task, etc.
  13. To put on a (facial expression).
  14. To flap.

interjection

  1. Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.

adjective

  1. (informal) Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
  2. Sarcastic.
  3. (informal) Disrespectful, flippant.

proper noun

  1. A nickname for Philippa.
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IPA pronunciation

/flɪp/

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I boarded her once at midnight somewhere off the Patagonian coast, and drank good flip down in the forecastle.
Herman MelvilleMoby Dick; Or, The WhaleProject Gutenberg ebook #2701
We had a hot supper on the occasion, graced by the inevitable roast fowl, and we had some flip to finish with.
Charles DickensGreat ExpectationsProject Gutenberg ebook #1400
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Then--flipperty-flopperty, flipperty-flopperty, flop, flip, flop--down his stairs came cunning Father Spider and quickly gobbled up the little Gnat for his supper, and that was the end of him.
Sara Cone BryantHow to Tell Stories to Children, and Some Stories to TellProject Gutenberg ebook #474
They used to become something else in those good old days when it was thought best to heat the poker red hot before plunging it into the mugs of flip.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671