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

Example Sentences

The flip side to borrowing less, of course, is saving more.

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For all the criticism heaped on Penn State coach James Franklin regarding his perceived inability to win the big games, there is a flip side.

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But the flip side of the paper is dark and disturbing.

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On the flip side, the competitive nature of the event would be brought into question.

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On the flip side, O’Brien’s Roman may not possess the sharpness of “the brightest tool in the shed” as he erroneously says, but his disarmingly endearing lack of malice enthralls the more cynical Dennis.

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