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flipping

/ˈflɪpɪŋ/

verb

Meaning

  • To throw so as to turn over.

    "You need to flip the pancake onto the other side."

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • 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."

  • To go berserk or crazy.

    "I'd flip if anyone broke my phone."

  • To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.

  • To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.

Synonyms

toss,
turn,
turn over

noun

Meaning

  • The practice of buying real estate, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price.

adjective

Meaning

  • A mild intensifier.

    "Where's my flipping watch?"

adverb

Meaning

  • Fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

    "Do you flipping think I'm stupid?"