catch you on the flip side

phrase

Goodbye; farewell.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. informalGoodbye; farewell.

    If you come back to America, just hit me up / 'Cause this is crazy love, I'll catch you on the flip side

    2019, “California”, in Norman Fucking Rockwell!, performed by Lana Del Rey

Origin

This phrase comes from when radio DJs played vinyl records. The disks had two sides - on a 45 RPM disk, sides A & B. The song that the record company wanted to promote most heavily would go on the A side. So when a DJ played that side, they'd sometimes say, "And now on the flip side...", and play side B, the lesser known track.

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APA

catch you on the flip side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20you%20on%20the%20flip%20side

MLA

“catch you on the flip side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20you%20on%20the%20flip%20side. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch you on the flip side,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20you%20on%20the%20flip%20side.

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