flip-flop

See also: flipflop and flip flop

English
A variety of colorful flip-flops.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoetic: most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) enPR: flĭp'flŏp", IPA(key): /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈflɪpˌflɑp/

Noun

flip-flop (plural flip-flops)

  1. (US) An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter. [from 19th c.]
  2. (computing, electronics) A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory. [from 20th c.]
    • 2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin 2013, p. 72:
      Ten two-state flip-flops […] were formed into ten-stage ring counters representing each decimal digit in the ten-digit accumulators […]
  3. A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot. [from 20th c.]
  4. A change of places; an inversion or swap.
    • 1964, Scholastic Coach (volume 34, page 18)
      On the break for strong left, everything remains the same, except for the flip-flop of positions.
  5. The sound of a regular footfall.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations
footwear — see thong
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Verb

flip-flop (third-person singular simple present flip-flops, present participle flip-flopping, simple past and past participle flip-flopped)

  1. To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.

Synonyms

Finnish

Alternative forms

Noun

flip-flop

  1. (Anglicism) flip-flop (footwear)

Declension
Inflection of flip-flop (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative flip-flop flip-flopit
genitive flip-flopin flip-flopien
partitive flip-flopia flip-flopeja
illative flip-flopiin flip-flopeihin
singular plural
nominative flip-flop flip-flopit
accusative nom. flip-flop flip-flopit
gen. flip-flopin
genitive flip-flopin flip-flopien
partitive flip-flopia flip-flopeja
inessive flip-flopissa flip-flopeissa
elative flip-flopista flip-flopeista
illative flip-flopiin flip-flopeihin
adessive flip-flopilla flip-flopeilla
ablative flip-flopilta flip-flopeilta
allative flip-flopille flip-flopeille
essive flip-flopina flip-flopeina
translative flip-flopiksi flip-flopeiksi
instructive — flip-flopein
abessive flip-flopitta flip-flopeitta
comitative — flip-flopeineen

Synonyms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English flip-flop.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌflip ˈflɔp/, /ˌflip ˈflɔ.pi/

Noun

flip-flop m (plural flip-flops)

  1. (electronics) flip-flop (electronic circuit able to switch between two states)
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