flip

verb14

1. •
   to throw something up lightly so that it turns over before it lands

   • You need to flip the pancake onto the other side.
2. •
   To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.

   • If you can't decide which option to go for, flip a coin.
3. •
   (slang) To go berserk or crazy; to get extremely angry.

   • I'd flip if anyone broke my phone.
4. •
   (slang) To go berserk or crazy; to be extremely thrilled or enthusiastic.

   • I got a silver ring with a "B" on it for Beatles. I really flip for those excellent guys. — 1964
5. •
   (slang) To purchase and resell assets (often real estate or artworks) for immediate short-term profit.

   • Those companies have been flipping houses in the real estate market for years.
6. •
   (US) To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections.

   • Wisconsin had been Democratic for decades, but the Republicans flipped it in 2016.
7. •
   (informal) To switch to another task, etc.

   • I flipped from the calendar app to the email app and logged in to view Cooper's. The unreads were staggering; I'd have to triage them later. — 2022
8. •
   (US) To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.

   • The mafioso flipped on his superiors to get a lighter sentence.
9. •
   (US) To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.

   • The district attorney was able to strengthen his case against the bank robber by flipping the getaway driver.
10. •
    To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
11. •
    To flap.

    • Rising above it all, an American flag flipped in the breeze. — 2016
12. •
    (informal) To hand over or pass along.

    • "Flip me the details, and I'll have a sneaky beaky round for you." — 2014
13. •
    To put on a (facial expression).

    • I knew he was kidding because he flipped a grin at me.
14. •
    (slang) To refinance (a loan), accruing additional fees.

    • The bill makes it illegal to encourage borrowers to repeatedly refinance, or "flip," a loan primarily to collect more fees. — 2002

noun10

1. •
   A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

   • We'll decide this on a flip of a coin.
   • The diver did a couple of flips before landing in the pool.
2. •
   A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
3. •
   (informal) The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.

   • What they bring to the table is hard-won brass-tacks knowledge from over fifteen years of personal investing as well as riding shotgun on over 1,000 flips with their clients. — 2007
4. •
   The tendency of a gun's barrel to jerk about at the moment of firing.

   • A small, lightweight round, such as a .22 LR, generates very manageable recoil and muzzle flip (how much the nose of the gun flips up when you fire it). — 2015
5. •
   (old-fashioned) A whit or jot; the tiniest amount.

   • I don't care a flip for what he says.
6. •
   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

   • Justin Bieber and Zac Efron are among the celebrities who wore a flip.
7. •
   A short flight.
8. •
   A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a “flip dog”).

   • [H]e had provided vast quantities of strong beer, flip, rumbo, and burnt brandy, with plenty of Barbadoes water for the ladies […]. — 1751
9. •
   (US, slang) A slingshot.

   • He loaded his flip and took careful aim at what he considered to be Emily's most vulnerable spot […] — 1986
10. •
    (no longer used) A fillip or light blow.

adjective3

1. •
   (informal) Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.

   • I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.
2. •
   (informal) Disrespectful, flippant.

   • Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!
3. •
   Sarcastic.

exclamation1

1. •
   (UK, informal) Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.

   • What the flip just happened?

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of flexible loan insurance plan.

noun1

1. •
   (slang, offensive) A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino background.

   • Later, the lieutenant came up to me. “Those dumb Flips finally got the message, right? […] — 2002