Flipping
/ˈflɪpɪŋ/ adj, adv, noun, verb, slang
adj, adv, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The process of something being flipped or turned over. countable, uncountable
"coin flippings"
- 2 The practice of buying something, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price. countable, uncountable
- 3 Tripping on psychedelics while rolling on empathogens or entactogens. countable, slang, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of flip form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 A mild intensifier; a minced oath of "fucking". not-comparable
"Where's my flipping watch?"
Adverb
- 1 fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs British, euphemistic, not-comparable
"Do you flipping think I'm stupid?"
Example
More examples"Tom was sitting at his desk, flipping through an old photo album."