flip-flop
UK/ˈflɪpˌflɒp//ˈflɪpˌflɑp/
flip-flop noun: a sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
Noun
flip-flop (plural flip-flops)
- A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
- the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents30 August 2004, The New Yorker,, page 38
- Synonyms:
- flippy-flop, go-ahead, jandal, thong, plugger, slop, chancla, zori, beach sandal, slipper
- A change of places; an inversion or swap.
- On the break for strong left, everything remains the same, except for the flip-flop of positions.1964, Scholastic Coach, volume 34, page 8
- BR's flip-flop attitude towards the two options can be observed in comments made by the BR chairman in September 1967, which were interpreted as meaning that the facts now have to be "adjusted" to prove the electrification case.2020 April 8, David Clough, “How the West Coast wiring war was won”, in Rail, page 61
- An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.
- A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.
- Ten two-state flip-flops […] were formed into ten-stage ring counters representing each decimal digit in the ten-digit accumulators […]2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin, published 2013, page 72
- The sound of a regular footfall.
- A somersault.
- A return trip.
- We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side. We gone, 'bye, 'bye.1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall
- A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.
Verb
flip-flop (third-person singular simple present flip-flops, present participle flip-flopping, simple past and past participle flip-flopped)
- To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.
- Trump used to be able to hold the factions together, Taylor said, but these tensions – plus Trump’s flip-flopping about the Epstein files – have collapsed the coalition.2026 June 27, J. Oliver Conroy, “The UFC match plot: how a far-right group tried to assassinate Trump at his own event”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
flip-flop meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Gujarati
flip-flop in Hindi
- bistable electronic circuit
- द्विमानित्र dvimānitra
flip-flop in Tamil
- ஏற்ற இறக்கம், எழுவிழுசுற்று, புரட்டல்
flip-flop in Marathi
- bistable electronic circuit
- द्विमानित्र dvimānitra
flip-flop in Gujarati
- bistable electronic circuit
- દ્વિમાનિત્ર dvimānitra
More languagesFewer languages
- flip-flop in Nepali
- द्विमानित्र dvimānitra
Synonyms of flip-flop
Forms of flip-flop
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | flip-flops |
| alternative form | flip flop |
| alternative form | flipflop |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | flip-flops |
| present participle | flip-flopping |
| past participle | flip-flopped |
| past | flip-flopped |
Origin of flip-flop
Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.
Words formed from flip-flop
Phrases with flip-flop
Questions about flip-flop
- What does flip-flop mean?
- Flip-flop means a sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
- What is flip-flop in Hindi?
- Flip-flop in Hindi is द्विमानित्र (dvimānitra). See Flip-flop meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is flip-flop?
- Flip-flop can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce flip-flop?
- Flip-flop is pronounced /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of flip-flop?
- The plural of flip-flop is flip-flops.
Words near flip-flop in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: flip-flop (page history and authors); flip-flop (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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