flip side

noun

Informal.

1. the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record.

2. an opposite, reverse, or sharply contrasted side or aspect of something or someone.

   The flip side of their charitable activities is a desire for publicity.

flip side

noun

1. another term for B-side

2. another, less familiar aspect of a person or thing

   the flip side of John Lennon

Word History and Origins

Origin of flip side¹

First recorded in 1945–50