"Flip" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-Flip.ogg [Australia] Forms: Flips [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of Filipino. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Filipino}} Filipino Head templates: {{en-noun}} Flip (plural Flips)
  1. (slang, chiefly derogatory, ethnic slur) A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino background. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-Flip-en-noun-NKTeOKSX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Flip meaning in English (1.9kB)

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