"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. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: flipping Nora
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-adj-~b2s47ir Categories (other): English intensifiers Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 26 31 30 11 1

Adverb

IPA: /ˈflɪpɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪpɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} flipping (not comparable)
  1. (euphemistic, chiefly British) Fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs Tags: British, euphemistic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-adv-5Nbg8Syd Categories (other): British English, English euphemisms, English intensifiers Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 26 31 30 11 1

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 Categories (topical): English minced oaths
    Sense id: en-flipping-en-noun-FRShAP40 Disambiguation of English minced oaths: 11 31 41 15 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 31 44 14 1 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 26 31 30 11 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 19 49 16 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 27 47 14 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 Categories (other): English intensifiers Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 26 31 30 11 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bottle flipping, candy flipping, candyflipping, 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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