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noun

Flip n. A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.

Flip dog, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.

verb

Flip v. t. (past & past part. flipped; pres. part. flipping)

To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent. "As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones."

To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake.

To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. (cant)

(Finance) To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. (cant)

Flip v. i. (past & past part. flipped; pres. part. flipping) To become insane or irrational; often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.

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Etymology of 'Flip'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Flip" Quotes from Famous Books

... mate she cries "Flip, O Will!—trip, O Will!—skip, O Will!" And her merry mate from afar replies: "Flip I will,—skip I will,—trip I will;" And away on the wings of the wind he flies. And bright from her lodge in the skies afar Peeps the glowing face of the Virgin Star. The fox pups [60] creep from the ...

— Legends of the Northwest • Hanford Lennox Gordon

... halted the series of rapid passes he had been making, flexing his fingers with a grimace. The spinning egg began to drop at once, but he let out a long, keening cry, adding a slight flip of his other arm. Outside, something like a mist drew near and swirled around them. It looked huge to Dave, but must have been a small thing in fact. Now they began speeding along smoothly again. The thing was ...

— The Sky Is Falling • Lester del Rey

... moment his heart was perhaps more warmed towards Dick Fairthorn than to any man living. If he had not determined to be as amiable and mild towards his guests as his nature would permit, probably George might have had the flip of a sarcasm which would have tingled for a month. But as it was, Darrell contented himself with ...

— What Will He Do With It, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... rapid, head-first and head-on slide down the slanting wire by grasping it in his gloved hands, gave a "flip-flop" and stood up, bowing to the loud applause. Jim Tracy and some of the other circus employees surrounded ...

— Joe Strong The Boy Fire-Eater - The Most Dangerous Performance on Record • Vance Barnum

... "You're pretty flip with your hands, Merriwell, and that's right. I hope you won't lay up anything against me because I lost my glove. I was so excited that I didn't know it ...

— Frank Merriwell's Chums • Burt L. Standish

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