flipping
adjective
[ ˈflɪpɪŋ ]
• used for emphasis or to express mild annoyance.
• "are you out of your flipping mind?"
Origin:
early 20th century: from flip1 + -ing2.
flip
verb
• turn over with a sudden quick movement.
• "the plane flipped over and then exploded"
Similar:
overturn,
turn over,
tip over,
roll over,
upturn,
capsize,
turn topsy-turvy,
keel over,
topple over,
turn turtle,
throw over,
overthrow,
upend,
invert,
knock over,
pitchpole,
roll,
cowp,
overset,
• move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden quick movement.
• "she flipped off her dark glasses"
Similar:
throw,
flick,
toss,
fling,
sling,
pitch,
cast,
spin,
twist,
hurl,
shy,
lob,
propel,
launch,
project,
send,
dash,
bowl,
chuck,
bung,
• suddenly lose control or become very angry.
• "my mum will flip if I don't get my homework done tonight"
• buy and sell (something, especially shares or property) quickly in order to make a profit.
• "individual investors often flip the shares they buy within days, even hours"
Origin:
mid 16th century (as a verb in the sense ‘make a flick with the finger and thumb’): probably a contraction of fillip.
