flip

Meanings

Noun

  • A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
  • A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
  • A slingshot.
  • 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
  • The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
  • The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.
  • A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a "flip dog").

Verb

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

Adjective

Related

Similar words

Origin

  • 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. Cognate with Dutch flappen ("to flap"), German flappen ("to flap").
  • Apparently a euphemism for fuck.
  • Compare English dialect flip.

Modern English dictionary

Explore and search massive catalog of over 900,000 word meanings.

Word of the Day

Get a curated memorable word every day.

Challenge yourself

Level up your vocabulary by setting personal goals.

And much more

Try out Vedaist now.