flip-flop

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Synonyms: flipflop, flip-flap, flip flop, clip-clop, flip-flops, flip flap, flip-top, slip-slop

Antonyms: flipflop, flip-flap, flip flop, clip-clop, flip-flops, flip flap, flip-top, slip-slop

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Noun

{{lb|en|US|UK|Fiji}} A [[sandal]] consisting of a [[rubber]] sole fastened to the [[foot]] by a rubber thong fitting between the [[toe|toes]] and around the sides of the foot. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
{{lb|en|idiomatic}} A [[change]] of [[place]]s; an [[inversion]] or [[swap]].
{{lb|en|computing|electronics}} A [[bistable]]; an [[electronic]] switching [[circuit]] that has either two [[stable]] [[state]]s (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]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
The [[sound]] of a [[regular]] [[footfall]].
A [[somersault]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
{{lb|en|US|slang|truck driving}} A return trip.
{{lb|en|slang|derogatory |offensive}} A person or inhabitant of the [[Middle East]], or a [[Muslim]] nation, particularly [[Afghanistan]].

{{lb|en|idiomatic|transitive|intransitive}} To [[alternate]] [[back and forth]] between [[directly]] [[opposite]] [[opinion]]s, [[idea]]s, or [[decision]]s.

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