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[ flip-ing ] / ˈflɪp ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flipping ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, adverb Chiefly British Slang.(used as an intensifier): I'm flipping tired of your excuses. Origin of flipping1910–15; flip1 + -ing2; perhaps euphemistically echoing fucking Words nearby flippingflip-flop, flip-flopper, flip one's lid, flippant, flipper, flipping, flippy, flip side, flip through, Flip-Top, flip-up Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flippingYet, after flipping through Not That Kind of Girl, I do begin to understand what “this Lena Dunham flap” is about. Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham|P. J. O’Rourke|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Think a GOP Senate would let her replace him, flipping the court from a conservative majority to a liberal one? The Dems’ Midterm Performance Anxiety|Michael Tomasky|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST Assad, the Syrians who hate him, and Iraqi Sunni tribesmen are all flipping and flopping. My Coffee Klatch With Rand Paul|P. J. O’Rourke|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST "This is not about flipping hamburgers," says William J. Hoch, who started working here as a child in 1954 and now owns the place. The Real Cheeseburger Paradise|Jane & Michael Stern|June 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Flipping through the channels, one thing becomes shockingly clear—women like Vanessa are hardly seen, or heard, at all. Louis C.K. Apologizes to the ‘Fat Girls’|Amy Zimmerman|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST Flipping an intercom switch, his voice snapped out cold in the still room. Infinite Intruder|Alan Edward Nourse "Here you are," he said, flipping the check over to the boss's desk. The Wreckers|Francis Lynde She took it out, held it up, flipping open the chamber and examined the inside. The Dictator|Milton Lesser When breakfast was over, I suggested that we should all join in the game of flipping pennies across the table. The Search Party|G. A. Birmingham "Wonder if Barclay knows these mines," said De Lancy, reflectively, flipping the ashes from the end of his cigar. A Trooper Galahad|Charles King
British Dictionary definitions for flipping
adjective, adverbBritish slang (intensifier)a flipping idiot; it's flipping cold Word Origin for flippingC19: perhaps a euphemism for fucking Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flippingflick, jerk, toss, chuck, twist, cast, pitch, snap, spin |