flip

Senso (Inglese)

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/flɪp/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

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 flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”). Cognate with Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”).

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