flipside
Syllables: flip·sideUK/ˈflɪpˌsaɪd/
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Scotland/ˈflɪpˌsəɪd/
flipside noun: the reverse, in contrast to the obverse.
Noun
flipside (plural flipsides)
- The reverse, in contrast to the obverse.
- The B-side of a phonograph record.
- Nice tune. What's on the flipside?
- A necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or counterbalance; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.
- Walking to work is definitely healthier – on the flipside, though, it takes twice as long.
- Of course, the drop is partly the flipside of dollars being in demand. The pound does not benefit from safe-haven status like the Swiss franc or Japanese yen.2020 March 19, Marcus Ashworth, “Cheap Sterling Has Reasons to Be Cheaper”, in The Washington Post
- The occasion when we meet again (e.g. when I return from work, etc.; said on parting); later or tomorrow.
- See you on the flipside!
Synonyms of flipside
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Forms of flipside
| plural | flipsides |
|---|---|
| alternative form | flip side |
Origin of flipside
From flip + side.
Phrases with flipside
Words that rhyme with flipside
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- provide
- tied
- fried
- glide
- hide
- inside
- bide
- decide
- offside
- -side
- collide
- confide
- set aside
- stride
- subside
- aside
- beride
- beside
- bestride
- chide
- coincide
- cyanide
- dried
- elide
- eyed
- gride
- preside
- reside
- Ryde
- allied
- applied
- astride
- betide
- bride
- deride
- dyed
- guyed
- I'd
- imide
- incide
- pied
- right side
- said
- snide
- statewide
- tried
- vide
- allide
Questions about flipside
- What does flipside mean?
- Flipside means the reverse, in contrast to the obverse.
- What part of speech is flipside?
- Flipside is a noun.
- How do you pronounce flipside?
- Flipside is pronounced /ˈflɪpˌsaɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of flipside?
- The plural of flipside is flipsides.
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