flip1
v.
(flips, flipping, flipped)
- turn over with a sudden quick movement.
- move or toss with a quick action.
-
(flip through)
look quickly through.
- informal suddenly lose control or become very angry.
n.
a flipping action or movement.
adj.
flippant.
exclam.
informal used to express mild annoyance.
Phrase
- flip one's lid
(or N. Amer. one's wig)
informal suddenly lose control or become very angry.
Etymology
C16: prob. a contr. of fillip.
flip2
n.
another term for
eggnog.
Etymology
C17: perh. from flip1 in the sense ‘whip up’.