"flipping" meaning in English

See flipping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flipping (not comparable)
  1. A mild intensifier; a minced oath of "fucking". Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: flogging, freaking, fricking, frigging Derived forms: flipping Nora
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-adj-ZVAWWgAu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, English minced oaths, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 9 29 10 26 1 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 34 16 21 8 19 1 Disambiguation of English minced oaths: 49 7 18 7 17 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 4 32 9 27 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 4 31 9 27 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} flipping (not comparable)
  1. (euphemistic, British) fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs Tags: British, euphemistic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-adv-G4a4DZvJ Categories (other): British English, English euphemisms

Noun

IPA: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/ Forms: flippings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flipping (countable and uncountable, plural flippings)
  1. The process of something being flipped or turned over. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-noun-FRShAP40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 9 29 10 26 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 4 32 9 27 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 4 31 9 27 1
  2. The practice of buying something, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-noun-PwV01BRl
  3. (slang) Tripping on psychedelics while rolling on empathogens or entactogens. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-noun-3TudYYcb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 9 29 10 26 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 4 32 9 27 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 4 31 9 27 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bottle flipping, candyflipping, candy flipping, hippie flipping, Jedi flipping, kitty flipping, nexus flipping, tailflipping, water bottle flipping

Verb

IPA: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flipping
  1. present participle and gerund of flip Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flip
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-verb-06ZfSRpj

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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