flip 1
/flip/ , v. , flipped, flipping , n.
v.t.
1. to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, esp. so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
2. to move (something) suddenly or jerkily.
3. to turn over, esp. with a short rapid gesture: to flip pancakes with a spatula.
4. Slang. to make (someone) insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited (usually fol. by out ).
5. Finance. to resell, esp. quickly, or to refinance, as a mortgage loan.
v.i.
6. to make a flicking movement; strike at something smartly or sharply; snap.
7. to move oneself with or as if with flippers: The seals flipped along the beach.
8. to move with a jerk or jerks.
9. to turn over or perform a somersault in the air.
10. Slang.
a. to react to something in an excited, astonished, or delighted manner: He really flipped over his new girlfriend.
b. to become insane, irrational, angry, or highly excited (often fol. by out ).
11. flip one's lid or wig , Slang. See lid (def. 8).
n.
12. an instance of flipping; a smart tap or strike.
13. a sudden jerk.
14. a somersault, esp. one performed in the air: a back flip off the diving board.
15. Cards. a variety of seven-card stud in which each player receives the first four cards facedown and selects two of them to expose before receiving the next card.
16. Slang. See flip side .
[ 1585-95; 1955-60 for def. 10; see FILLIP ]
flip 2
/flip/ , n.
1. a mixed drink made with liquor or wine, sugar, and egg, topped with powdered nutmeg and served hot or cold.
2. a drink, popular esp. in the 18th century, made with beer or ale mixed with rum or other liquor, sweetened and served hot.
[ 1675-85; perh. n. use of FLIP 1 , so called from tossing or flipping of ingredients in preparation ]
flip 3
/flip/ , adj., flipper, flippest . Informal.
flippant; pert.
[ 1840-50; adj. use of FLIP 1 ]