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flipping

[flip-ing]

adjective

Chiefly British Slang.
  1. (used as an intensifier).

    I'm flipping tired of your excuses.



flipping

/ ˈڱɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. slang(intensifier)

    a flipping idiot

    it's flipping cold

“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 flipping1

1910–15; flip 1 + -ing 2; perhaps euphemistically echoing fucking
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flipping1

C19: perhaps a euphemism for fucking
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“Especially in ‘Mirror Mirror’ where she is rapping in Thai, Korean and Japanese and flipping between each one verse for verse, it’s a super impressive skill.

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Zach Neto led off the inning by launching a 440-foot home run — the longest of his career — and flipping his bat so dramatically that Major League Baseball celebrated on social media.

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He races down and around the sides of the walls before flipping around and landing back up on the pool deck.

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Delegates were more concerned about last year’s presidential and congressional losses — though California was a rare bright spot for the party, flipping three districts held by the GOP — and preparing for next year’s midterm elections.

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Carolyn Bennett remembers flipping through a yellow telephone book in the 1980s to find carpet stores and workers who refinished wood to help renovate her home.

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