Synonyms for flip-flop
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : flip-flop |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈflɪpˌflɒp |
Top 10 synonyms for flip-flop
Définition of flip-flop
Origin :- also flip flop, "thong sandal," by 1972, imitative of the sound of walking in them (flip-flap had been used in various echoic senses, mostly echoic, since 1520s); sense of "complete reversal of direction" dates from 1900.
- Flip-flaps, a peculiar rollicking dance indulged in by costermongers, better described as the double shuffle; originally a kind of somersault. [Hotten's Slang Dictionary, 1864]
- noun change of mind
- That fellow certainly turned a flip-flop, when he found out who we were.
- Extract from : « The Boy Aviators in Africa » by Wilbur Lawton
- The flip-flop of the fish sounded distinctly in that quiet place.
- Extract from : « Poor Man's Rock » by Bertrand W. Sinclair
- "Nothing," she said, making a flip-flop into the thistles and dancing among them without feeling their sharp points.
- Extract from : « The Lost Princess of Oz » by L. Frank Baum
- Dan broke off and almost retched as his stomach turned a flip-flop to end all flip-flops.
- Extract from : « Shipwreck in the Sky » by Eando Binder
- At first he couldn't stand up on his head at all, just turning over in a sort of flip-flop every time he tried.
- Extract from : « Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland » by Howard R. Garis
- The cowboys, gathered in a wide circle about the machine, looked on in anticipation of seeing the auto do a flip-flop.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys Overland » by Clarence Young
- I didnt promise to make the auto turn a flip-flop, I only asked them if they ever saw it done.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys Overland » by Clarence Young
- It wobbled and twisted, turned half a flip-flop, righted itself and was at the dark antagonist once more.
- Extract from : « Witches Cove » by Roy J. Snell
- This flip-flop is set by addition, subtraction, or division that exceeds the capacity of the Accumulator.
- Extract from : « Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) » by Digital Equipment Corporation
- "Flip-flop, flippity-floppity-flub" sounded in progression across the living-room floor.
- Extract from : « Wanted: A Husband » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
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