flipple

F4L1I1P3P3L1E1

verb

To flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbflipple (third-person singular simple present flipples, present participle flippling, simple past and past participle flippled)

present singular third person flipples · participle present flippling · participle past flippled · past flippled

  1. ambitransitiveinformalTo flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly

    When your picture flipples, it could be that 30 roaches are on a treadmill doing their exercises.

    1975, TV Guide
    3 more examples

    I was flippling through the gazzette^([sic]) when I saw "promotions". I saw "C. Omeben" promoted to ASP." I jumped up and took the gazzette^([sic]) and ran to my father in the house. 'Papa, Papa', I screemed,^([sic]) 'oh, they have published my name as ASP now'.

    1999, Sam Nwanze, In Thy Hands, Oh God

    Mars flippled on his communicator, tuned the orange screen into the info web, and began interrogating both star officers.

    2003, J. Harry Duggan, Androids Rule

    The Generals had not noticed, in their strong desire to win the goofy arms race That the spring flopped and flooped and flippled all over the place!

    2012, Ira Nayman, Welcome to the Multiverse: Sorry for the inconvenience

Origin

From flip + -le (frequentative suffix).

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APA

flipple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flipple

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Chicago

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