"flipism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: flip + -ism, introduced in the Disney comic Flip Decision by Carl Barks, published in 1953. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flip|ism}} flip + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} flipism (uncountable)
  1. A pseudophilosophy under which all decisions are made at random, as if by flipping a coin. Wikipedia link: flipism Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-flipism-en-noun-3UUivd3N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

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