flip

Pronunciation: /flɪp/

The English word “flip” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
A fillip or light blow.
A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.
A short flight.
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.

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 get extremely angry.
To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.
To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.
To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.
To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
To hand over or pass along.

Etymology

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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