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flip-out

American  
[flip-aut] / ˈflɪpˌaʊt /

adjective

  1. designed to be unfolded or pulled out for use, often with a hinge, and stored away when not in use.


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Instead of having some flip-out prongs, it uses a nearly five-foot-long cable.

From The Verge Dec. 23, 2021

An absolute backbreaker that led to that A+ Harbaugh flip-out, "DANG IT."

From Golf Digest Apr. 10, 2018

But his look also depends on his getting as close as possible, holding his camera to the side, out in front or arching overhead, composing on the fly using the camera’s flip-out screen.

From New York Times Nov. 6, 2014

Your flip-out certainly got you generous recompense, but I agree that a free stay—in addition to the other comps—seems excessive in relation to the “offenses.”

From Slate Oct. 1, 2014

There's a wet bar, of course, and a clever flip-out teak bottle locker set into the sidewall.

From Time Magazine Archive

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