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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, this utilitarian battery pack boasts a traditional flip-out kickstand and what appears to be an extra USB-A port, in addition to Qi wireless charging.

From The Verge ● May 3, 2022

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

Touches like a flip-out dinette table, a hideaway ladder to make bow access easier, and an ice chest set into the Corian-topped wet bar add to the design's versatility.

From Time Magazine Archive

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