glib or flippant:he couldn’t get away with flip, funny conversation
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1a sudden quick movement:the fish made little leaps and flips
(a flip through) a quick look through a book, magazine, etc.:a quick flip through my cookery books
2British informal, dated a quick tour or pleasure trip:I did a flip round the post-show party
[derived from an earlier sense 'short flight in an aircraft']
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1turn over or cause to turn over with a sudden quick movement: [no object]:the plane flipped over and then exploded [with object]:the six-foot wave wave flipped the dinghy over
2 [with object and adverbial] move, push, or throw (something) with a sudden quick movement:she flipped off her dark glassesshe flipped a few coins on to the bar
[with object] turn (an electrical appliance or switch) on or off:he flipped a switch and the front door opened
[with object] toss (a coin) to decide an issue:given those odds one might as well flip a coin
3 [no object] informal suddenly lose control or become very angry:he had clearly flipped under the pressure
suddenly become very enthusiastic:I walked into a store, saw the guitar on the wall, and just flipped
4 [with object] 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
flip burgers
North American informal work as a cook in a fast-food restaurant.
flip one's lid (or chiefly North Americanone's wig)
informal suddenly lose control or become very angry.
flip through
look quickly through (a book, magazine, etc.):McLeish flipped through his notes
