"flipperty-flopperty" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: flippety-floppety [alternative], flippity-flop [alternative], flippity-floppity [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flipperty-flopperty (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Moving loosely back and forth; floppy. Tags: informal, not-comparable Related terms: flip, flop
    Sense id: en-flipperty-flopperty-en-adj-ocNTUOaR Categories (other): English apophonic reduplications, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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      "form": "flippety-floppety",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flippity-floppity",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
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            "Reduplications",
            "Terms by etymology"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Moving loosely back and forth; floppy."
      ],
      "id": "en-flipperty-flopperty-en-adj-ocNTUOaR",
      "links": [
        [
          "floppy",
          "floppy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(informal) Moving loosely back and forth; floppy."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "flip"
        },
        {
          "word": "flop"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "flipperty-flopperty"
}
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flippity-flop",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "flippity-floppity",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English adjectives",
        "English apophonic reduplications",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English informal terms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English uncomparable adjectives",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Moving loosely back and forth; floppy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "floppy",
          "floppy"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Moving loosely back and forth; floppy."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "flipperty-flopperty"
}

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