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flipping

[ flip-ing ]
/ ˈflɪp ɪŋ /
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adjective, adverb Chiefly British Slang.
(used as an intensifier): I'm flipping tired of your excuses.
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Origin of flipping

1910–15; flip1 + -ing2; perhaps euphemistically echoing fucking
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British Dictionary definitions for flipping

flipping
/ (ˈflɪpɪŋ) /

adjective, adverb
British slang (intensifier)a flipping idiot; it's flipping cold

Word Origin for flipping

C19: perhaps a euphemism for fucking
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