flipping

[flip-ing]

adjective

Chiefly British Slang.

1. (used as an intensifier).

   I'm flipping tired of your excuses.

flipping

/ ˈflɪpɪŋ /

adjective

1. slang,  (intensifier)

   a flipping idiot

   it's flipping cold

Word History and Origins

Origin of flipping¹

1910–15; flip ¹ + -ing ²; perhaps euphemistically echoing fucking

Word History and Origins

Origin of flipping¹

C19: perhaps a euphemism for _fucking

Example Sentences

So, while flipping Congress to the Democrats would revive the possibility of checks and balances, I’m leery of putting too many of my hopes into next year’s midterm elections.

From Salon

Then, as if flipping a switch, she dives into a hilarious story about how she is fighting back by forcing her adult siblings to go on annual family vacations.

From Los Angeles Times

DeCarlos Nicholson, who starts alongside Fitzgerald in USC’s secondary, was a Mississippi state champion quarterback in high school and for one season at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College before flipping to the defensive backfield.

From Los Angeles Times

Many of the employees were Latino or Mexican, or maneuvered like veteran hospitality people, flipping tortillas and preparing salsas, or furiously mixing drinks.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's about flipping from sympathy to admiration and respect."

From BBC

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