transitive verb flipped, flipping flip′·ping

1. to toss or move with a quick jerk; flick flip the drawer shut
2. to snap (a coin) into the air with the thumb, as in betting on which side will land uppermost
3. to turn or turn over to flip pages in a book

Etymology: echoic

intransitive verb

1. to make a quick, light stroke, as with the finger or a whip; snap
2. to move jerkily
3. to flip a coin, as in letting chance decide something
4. to turn over quickly; specif., to execute a flip
5. to look (through) in a quick, random manner
6. ☆ Slang to lose self-control as a result of excitement, anger, madness, etc.
   also flip out

noun

1. the act or motion of flipping; snap, tap, jerk, or toss
2. a somersault in the air

noun

Etymology: prob. < flip

adjective flipper flip′·per, flippest flip′·pest

Etymology: contr. < flippant