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flip-flopper

British  

noun

  1. informal a person who makes a complete change of policy, opinion, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This has led to accusations from her opponents that she is a flip-flopper.

From BBC Nov. 3, 2024

“Does it matter to be a flip-flopper? I don’t know,” said Michael O’Connell, a Pittsburgh-based GOP strategist.

From Washington Times Oct. 30, 2022

Flappy Bird flappy bird Call it the anti-flop; the flip-flopper; or just … the Icarus of the App Store.

From The Verge Dec. 20, 2019

My own belief is that the view of Kennedy as a vacillator and flip-flopper is unfair and overwrought.

From Slate May 26, 2017

Today, he is remembered by the public, if he is remembered at all, as the flip-flopper in the musical “1776,” who can’t decide whether or not to vote for independence.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2017

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