n. & v.
n. 1 a usu. rubber sandal with a thong between the big and second toe. 2 esp. US a backward somersault. 3 an electronic switching circuit changed from one stable state to another, or through an unstable state back to its stable state, by a triggering pulse.
v.intr. (-flopped, -flopping) move with a sound or motion suggested by 'flip-flop'.
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