What does "flip-flop" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "flip-flop"?

Common synonyms include: thong, about face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, afterthought.

//ˈflɪpˌflɑp// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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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. UK, US
"the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents"
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a backward somersault wordnet
3
A change of places; an inversion or swap.
"On the break for strong left, everything remains the same, except for the flip-flop of positions."
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an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states wordnet
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A change of places; an inversion or swap.; An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter. US

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a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe wordnet
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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.
"Ten two-state flip-flops […] were formed into ten-stage ring counters representing each decimal digit in the ten-digit accumulators […]"
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a decision to reverse an earlier decision wordnet
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The sound of a regular footfall.
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A somersault.
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A return trip. US, slang
"We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side. We gone, 'bye, 'bye."
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A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan. derogatory, offensive, slang

Verb

1
To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions. idiomatic, intransitive, transitive
2
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) wordnet