flipping Hear it!

Variant of flip¹

flip¹ Definition

flip (flip)

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
flip¹ Idioms

flip one's lid

or flip one's wig☆
Slang to lose self-control; go berserk

Variant of flip²

flip² Definition

flip (flip)

noun

a sweetened mixed drink of beer, wine, or liquor with eggs, spices, etc.

Etymology: prob. < flip

Variant of flip³

flip³ Definition

flip (flip)

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

Informal flippant; saucy; impertinent

Etymology: contr. < flippant

flipping Finance Definition
Purchasing shares in an initial public offering (IPO) from the underwriter and then immediately selling them to retail investors in the secondary market at much higher prices. Institutional investors typi-cally flip IPO shares, but many brokerage firms have policies that prevent retail customers from flipping. If investors violate the policy, they will be prevented from participating in future IPOs.
flipping Usage Examples

Object

  • burger: Maybe we can persuade them to keep flipping burgers a bit longer next year... ... Fort Bill's crowds are the best!
  • pancake: You'll see them racing through the countryside villages, flipping pancakes as they go, laughing and panting and shouting all the way.
  • disk: All you have to do is to voice the question whilst flipping the disk into the air like a coin.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • over: Upon flipping the couch over, they discovered what caused his death.

Browse dictionary entries near flipping

  1. ‹ flippest
  2. ‹ flipper
  3. ‹ flipped
  4. ‹ flippantly
  5. ‹ flippant
  6. ‹ flippancy
  7. ‹ flippancies
  8. ‹ flip side
  9. ‹ flip out
  10. ‹ flip one's wig
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