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noun Informal.

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

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.

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Origin of flip side

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby flip side

flip one's lid, flippant, flipper, flipping, flippy, flip side, flip through, Flip-Top, flip-up, flirt, flirtable

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On the flip side, they’re super durable and machine-washable.
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On the flip side, however, the smart TV makers are becoming just as aggressive as the CTV device makers.
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On the flip side, there is the question of whether or not employees who’ve capitalized on remote working to move away from expensive big cities should take a pay cut.
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On the flip side, the marketers who focus on user engagement rely on messaging like push notifications and aren’t as dependent on granular data from the mobile identifiers.
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On the flip side, a mask that’s too small will pop off your nose as soon as you start talking.
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Were you playing up or, on the flip side, shying away from portraying a romantic attraction?
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On the flip side, when you draw a Travis Wall contemporary routine, you must be like, “I hit the lottery!”
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On this take, our inequality is just the flip side of our equality.
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But honestly, on the flip side, I think it did break the image.
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The flip side of that, though, is their passion for the soul music of the past, and for its promise of redemption.
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British Dictionary definitions for flip side

flip side

noun

another term for B-side

another, less familiar aspect of a person or thingthe flip side of John Lennon

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