flip

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
2. (countable, uncountable) A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A fillip or light blow.
4. (countable, dated, uncountable) A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.
5. (US, countable, slang, uncountable) A slingshot.
6. (countable, uncountable) 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
7. (countable, informal, uncountable) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
8. (uncountable) The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.

Verb

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. (US, transitive) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.
4. (US, intransitive) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
5. (US, transitive) 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; to get extremely angry.
7. (intransitive, slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
8. (slang, transitive) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
9. (slang, transitive) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
10. (transitive) To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
11. (informal, transitive) To hand over or pass along.
12. (informal, intransitive) To switch to another task, etc.
13. (intransitive) To flap.

Intj

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

Adj

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

Synonyms

flick

toss

turn

turn over

throw

pitch

snap

flip over

somersault

flip out

sky

switch

twist

summerset

somersaulting

shy

overturn

pass

impudent

somerset

summersault

turn upside down

cast

upside-down

thumb

alternate

freak out

dab

blow up

snotty-nosed

tack

twitch

browse

flippant

shoot

roll

flip-flop

rotate

fling

fillip

reverse

interchange

translate

invert

chuck

insolent

leaf

riffle

dish

dig up

Translations

renverser

umdrehen

wenden

arrojar

lanzar

werfen

llençar

llançar

ausflippen

tirar

insolente

échanger

accionar

αποτινάζω

schnellen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/flɪp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: filippen

Cognate with Dutch: flappen

Cognate with German: flappen

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”).