flip
Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purposeHaving the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
» Tom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.
Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз. — deniko
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3 senses(UK, informal)Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
I hate to be flip, but perhaps we could steal a Christmas tree.
Sarcastic.
(informal)Disrespectful, flippant.
Don't get flip with me or I'll knock you into next Tuesday!
- marked by casual disrespect
Examples
229 sentencesTom flipped over the card and saw that it was the ace of spades.
Том перевернув карту і побачив, що це був виновий туз. — deniko
The train flipped over.
Поїзд перевернувся. — bicolino34
ruПоезд перевернулся. — heccele
I flipped the coin.
Я підкинув монету. — deniko
ruЯ подбросил монету. — marafon
Flip a coin.
Підкинь монету. — deniko
ruПодбрось монету. — marafon
deWirf eine Münze. — Yorwba
Can't we just flip a coin?
deKönnen wir nicht einfach eine Münze werfen? — Luiaard
Origin
Clipping of flippant.Clipping of flippant.
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Forms
flipper, flippestSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
10 patterns- wearing flip flops
- flipping flipping through
- flip flops
- flipping flipping
- started flipping flipping
- flipped through the
- wearing flip
- flipped on the
- flipped through
- started flipping
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.