flip side

noun Informal.
1.
the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record.
2.
an opposite, reverse, or sharply contrasted side or aspect of something or someone: The flip side of their charitable activities is a desire for publicity.
Origin:
1945–50

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flip side
 
—n
1.  another term for B-side
2.  another, less familiar aspect of a person or thing: the flip side of John Lennon

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Flip side is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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flip side definition


  1. n.
    the “other” side of a phonograph record. : On the flip side, we have another version of “Love Me Tender” sung by Beverly Mills.
  2. n.
    the “other” side of something, such as an argument. : I want to hear the flip side of this before I make a judgment.
  3. n.
    the return trip of a long journey. (Citizens band radio.) : See ya. Catch you on the flip side, maybe.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Their argument is actually the flip side of the delaying tactic used by
  antelopes and orangutans.
On the flip side are warnings and a pullout card with medical info.
On the flip side, someone can get frustrated that the group isn't moving fast
  enough.
On the flip side, everything you are can ultimately be converted back into
  sugar.
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