flipper

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flip⋅per

[flip-er]

–noun

1.	a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.

2.	Also called fin. one of a pair of paddlelike devices, usually of rubber, worn on the feet as an aid in scuba diving and swimming.

3.	Theater. a narrow flat hinged or attached at right angles to a larger flat.

4.	Slang. the hand.

5.	someone or something that flips.

Origin:
1815–25; flip ¹ + -er ¹

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flip

3 [flip]

–adjective, flip⋅per, flip⋅pest. Informal.

flippant; pert.

Origin:
1840–50; adj. use of flip ¹

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flip (flĭp)

v. flipped, flip·ping, flips

v. tr.

To throw or toss with a light brisk motion: flipped me the ball; flipped his hair out of his eyes.
To toss in the air, imparting a spin: flip a coin.
1. To turn over or around, especially with a light quick motion: flip over a card; flipped the tape to play the other side.
2. To turn through; leaf: flipped the pages of the report.
To strike quickly or lightly; flick.
To move or act on with a quick motion: flip a switch; flipped open her briefcase.

v. intr.

To turn over: The canoe flipped over in the rapids.
To turn a somersault, especially in the air.
To move in twists and turns: fish flipping about in the net.
To move quickly and lightly; snap: The lid flipped open.
To leaf; browse: flipped through the catalogue.
Slang
1. To go crazy. Often used with out.
2. To react strongly and especially enthusiastically: She flipped over the new car.

The act of flipping, especially:
1. A flick or tap.
2. A short, quick movement: a flip of the wrist.
3. A somersault.
Informal A reversal; a flipflop.
A mixed drink made with any of various alcoholic beverages and often including beaten eggs.

adj. flip·per, flip·pest Informal
Marked by casual disrespect; impertinent: a flip answer to a serious question.

[Perhaps imitative.]

flip·per (flĭp'ər)

A wide flat limb, as of a seal, whale, or other aquatic mammal, adapted for swimming.
A rubber covering for the foot having a flat flexible portion that widens as it extends forward from the toes, used in swimming and diving. Also called fin¹.
A flat lever in a pinball machine, used to hit the ball so it stays in play.

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Slang Dictionary

flip (out)

in.
to lose control of oneself; to go crazy. : Wow, I almost flipped out when I heard about it.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

flip (v.)

1594, possibly imitative; or a contraction of fillip (q.v.), which also is held to be imitative. Sense of "get excited" is first recorded 1950; flip one's lid "lose one's head, go wild" is from 1951. For flip (adj.) "glib," see flippant. Flipping (adj.) as euphemism for fucking is British slang first recorded 1911 in D.H. Lawrence.

flipper

"limb used to swim with," 1822, from the verb. Sense of "rubber fin for underwater swimming" is from 1945. Slang meaning "the hand" dates from 1836.

Financial Dictionary

Flipper

A short-term investor or day trader who buys pre IPO shares, swiftly spinning them out into public markets for a quick profit.

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Flippers may hold a stock for only 24-48 hours.

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