Meanings
plural flipsides · alternative flip side
- informalA necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or counterbalance; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.
Walking to work is definitely healthier – on the flipside, though, it takes twice as long.
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Of course, the drop is partly the flipside of dollars being in demand. The pound does not benefit from safe-haven status like the Swiss franc or Japanese yen.
2020 March 19, Marcus Ashworth, “Cheap Sterling Has Reasons to Be Cheaper”, in The Washington Post
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flipside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flipside
“flipside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flipside. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flipside,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flipside.
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