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Definition flip

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”), an attenuated variation of Middle English flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”). Cognate with Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”).

Noun

flip (plural flips)

1. A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
2. A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
3. (US, slang) A slingshot.
4. A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960's, 1970's, 2000's and 2010's, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out

Verb

flip (third-person singular simple present flips, present participle flipping, simple past and past participle flipped)

1. (transitive) To throw so as to turn over.
2. (transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
3. (transitive, US politics) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections
4. (intransitive, US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
5. (transitive, US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
6. (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy.
7. (transitive, informal) To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.
8. (transitive, computing) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

Etymology 2

Apparently a euphemism for fuck.

Interjection

flip

1. (Britain, euphemistic) used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.

Etymology 3

Clipping of flippant

Adjective

flip (comparative flipper, superlative flippest)

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

Etymology 4

Compare English dialect flip (“nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow”).

Noun

flip

1. A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog).

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