flip-flop

flip-flop

an acrobatic spring backward from the feet to the hands and back to the feet
an abrupt change, as to an opposite opinion
a flapping noise
Origin of flip-flop
reduplicated, reduplication of flip: descriptive of flapping motion or echoic of flapping sound produced as the wearer walks in it
a kind of sandal consisting usually of a flat rubber sole held on the foot by a strap slipped between the big toe and the toe next to it
Electronics a circuit having two stable states and remaining in one until a signal causes it to switch to the other

intransitive verb

-·flopped·, -·flop·ping

to do a flip-flop

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flip-flop

noun

The movement or sound of repeated flapping.
A reversal, as of a stand or position: a foreign policy flip-flop.
A backless, often foam rubber sandal held to the foot at the big toe by means of a thong.
A backward somersault or handspring.
An electronic circuit or mechanical device capable of assuming either of two stable states, especially a computer circuit used to store a single bit of information.

verb

flip-flopped, flip-flop·ping, flip-flops

verb

intransitive

To move back and forth between two conditions or circumstances, sometimes repeatedly: “The weather has flip-flopped between sweltering heat and violent storms” ( New York Times )
To reverse a stand or position: “With the board having flip-flopped over zoning issues in the last several years, residents are looking to this fall's election for clarity” ( Eugene L. Meyer )
To execute a backward somersault or handspring.

verb

transitive

To move from one position to the reverse or opposite: The coach flip-flopped the linemen.

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flip′-flop′per
noun

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Noun

(plural flipflops)

Alternative form of flip-flop.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present flipflops, present participle flipflopping, simple past and past participle flipflopped)

Alternative form of flip-flop.

Noun

(plural flip-flops)

A sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.
(computing, electronics) An electronic circuit (a bistable multivibrator) that has two stable states and is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present flip-flops, present participle flip-flopping, simple past and past participle flip-flopped)

To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.

Origin

Onomatopoetic: most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.

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flip-flop - Computer Definition

An electronic circuit that maintains its 0 or 1 state and is used in static memories and hardware registers. By the mid-20th century, the flip-flop was a breakthrough in circuit logic, which allowed data to be stored. The first flip-flops, known as "trigger circuits," were constructed with two transistors. Subsequent designs use two NOR or NAND logic gates.

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