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flip side

noun

Informal.
  1. the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record.

  2. an opposite, reverse, or sharply contrasted side or aspect of something or someone.

    The flip side of their charitable activities is a desire for publicity.



flip side

noun

  1. another term for B-side

  2. another, less familiar aspect of a person or thing

    the flip side of John Lennon

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flip side1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Then the flip side, it’s like I appreciate it when people show up for my stuff, so it’s a give and take and I’m happy to be a part of it.

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“On the flip side, it would not take very much to completely topple these 10 packs.”

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On the flip side, what past chapter of your life are you the most proud of?

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Basketball coach Ryan Evans speaks about showing youngsters "the flip side" when trying to move them away from the influences of toxic masculinity.

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The flip side of this is agricultural access for the US, for example for beef, also subject to a quota.

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