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flip out

flip out verb: to become very angry or upset.

Verb

flip out (third-person singular simple present flips out, present participle flipping out, simple past and past participle flipped out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To become very angry or upset.
    • When I failed the test, I flipped out.
  2. (intransitive, slang) To become overly excited, joyous or delighted.
    • The audience flipped out when he played his hit songs.

Forms of flip out

third-person singular presentflips out
present participleflipping out
past participleflipped out
pastflipped out

Questions about flip out

What does flip out mean?
Flip out means to become very angry or upset.
What part of speech is flip out?
Flip out is a verb.
What is the past tense of flip out?
The past tense of flip out is flipped out.

Words near flip out in the dictionary

  1. flip off
  2. flip on its head
  3. flip one's lid
  4. flip one's shit
  5. flip one's wig
  6. flip out
  7. flip over
  8. flip phone
  9. flip phones
  10. flip shit
  11. flip side

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