Standard Lemma guide

flipping

adj · adv · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈflɪpɪŋ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪpɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: F L IH1 P IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

A mild intensifier; a minced oath of "fucking".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Where's my flipping watch?
  • Darn it! That flipping racoon got into the trash again!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flogging, freaking, fricking, frigging

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, euphemistic, not-comparable

Examples

  • Do you flipping think I'm stupid?
  • Can't you see I'm trying to flipping fix something?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: damn, freaking, jolly, above a bit, absolutely, sorely, bone, abundantly, all too, but good, completely, eminently, ever so, exceedingly, excessively, extremely, flipping, fucking, greatly, highly, in spades, main, mightily, murrain, passing, positively, pretty, quite, really, right, simply, somewhat, sore, specially, strongly, swith, truly, vastly, very, very much, way, way too, wicked, wickedly

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process of something being flipped or turned over.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • coin flippings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The practice of buying something, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Tripping on psychedelics while rolling on empathogens or entactogens.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, slang, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

present participle and gerund of flip

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

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