flip-flop
noun
a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
flip-flap
-
a variation of
flip-flop.
Example Sentences
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Buckle up sunshine, we're about to flip-flap our way through an important lesson.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
"It's simply scrumptious," retorted his twin; and then to show how good he felt, Andy turned a flip-flap over his bed.
From The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields by Edward Stratemeyer
To my wonder I don't turn no flip-flap, but performs like a draw-shot in billiards.
From Wolfville Nights by Alfred Henry Lewis
The splashing and trickling of taps, the flip-flap of wet slippers on a wet floor, and the low murmur of conversation, filtered through glass doors, made an appropriately drowsy accompaniment to the scene.
From When William Came by Saki
That feller could balance a peacock feather on his nose—throw a flip-flap clean over it, and come up with it still on his nose—but that was jest fer a starter.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Dane Coolidge
