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flipism

flipism noun: a pseudophilosophy under which all decisions are made at random, as if by flipping a coin.

Noun

flipism (uncountable)

  1. A pseudophilosophy under which all decisions are made at random, as if by flipping a coin.
    • You flip three times, but maybe that is still placing too much responsibility on the penny. You decide to flip it a hundred times, five hundred, a thousand. You have become a victim of flipism, and you still haven't solved your conflict frustration.1961, Harold J. Mahoney, Thelburn Laroy Engle, Points for decision, page 318

Origin of flipism

From flip + -ism, introduced in the Disney comic Flip Decision by Carl Barks, published in 1953.

Questions about flipism

What does flipism mean?
Flipism means a pseudophilosophy under which all decisions are made at random, as if by flipping a coin.
What part of speech is flipism?
Flipism is a noun.

Words near flipism in the dictionary

  1. flipflopper
  2. flipfloppers
  3. flipflopping
  4. flipflops
  5. fliping
  6. flipism
  7. flipless
  8. fliply
  9. flipness
  10. flipnote
  11. flipon

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