flip

/flɪp/ · noun

Meaning

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
A slingshot.
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
The purchase of an asset (usually a house) which is then improved and sold quickly for profit.
To throw so as to turn over.
To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections
To turn state's evidence; to agree to testify against one's co-conspirators in exchange for concessions from prosecutors.
To induce someone to turn state's evidence; to get someone to agree to testify against their co-conspirators in exchange for concessions.
To go berserk or crazy.
Used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
Sarcastic.
Disrespectful, flippant.
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog).

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