flip

flip · noun, verb¹

1. Middle English · inherited fromfilippen“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”
2. English todayflip

Alteration of earlier fillip, from Middle English filippen (“to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger, snap the fingers”), an attenuated variation of flappen (“to flap, clap, slap, strike”). Cognate with Dutch flappen (“to flap”), German flappen (“to flap”).

flip · interjection²

Non-vulgar euphemism for fuck.

flip · adjective³

Clipping of flippant.

flip · noun⁴

Compare English dialect flip (“nimble, flippant, also, a slight blow”).

Flip · noun⁵

Contraction of --- a clipping of Filipino.

Words from the same roots