Flip — may refer to: * Flip (algebraic geometry), a mathematical operation * Flip (cocktail), a class of mixed drink * Flip (slang), a colloquial term referring to Filipino people * Flip (Little Nemo), a character from the comic strip and cartoon Little … Wikipedia
flip — flip1 [flip] vt. flipped, flipping [echoic] 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 … English World dictionary
flip one's lid — also[flip one s wig] {slang} 1. To lose one s temper. * /When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. * /When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought … Dictionary of American idioms
flip one's lid — also[flip one s wig] {slang} 1. To lose one s temper. * /When that pushy salesman came back Mom really flipped her lid./ Compare: BLOW A FUSE. 2. To lose your mind; become insane. * /When he offered me three times the pay I was getting, I thought … Dictionary of American idioms
flip-flop — also flip flop, thong sandal, by 1972, imitative of the sound of walking in them (flip flap had been used in various echoic senses, mostly echoic, since 1520s); sense of complete reversal of direction dates from 1900. Flip flaps, a peculiar… … Etymology dictionary
flip someone off — (or flip someone the bird) US slang : to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down angry drivers flipping each other the bird [=giving each other the bird/finger] • • •… … Useful english dictionary
flip out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To go insane, to go out of one s mind. * /A is impossible to talk to Joe today he must have flipped out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
flip out — {v. phr.}, {slang}, {informal} To go insane, to go out of one s mind. * /A is impossible to talk to Joe today he must have flipped out./ … Dictionary of American idioms
flip|per — «FLIHP uhr», noun. 1. a broad, flat limb especially adapted for swimming. Seals have flippers. 2. a molded rubber attachment for the human foot, shaped like a large frog s foot, used as an aid to swimming: »A professional frogman gives you expert … Useful english dictionary
flip|ping — «FLIHP ihng», adjective. Slang. (used as a mild intensive) confounded; blooming … Useful english dictionary
