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

For the last generation, its donors have poured vast amounts of money into flipping state supreme courts to Republican control, successfully capturing the majority of them across America.

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"First, they respond to contact by tissue through an immune response and transitioning their tissues -- almost like flipping yourself inside out," Dr. Lewis said.

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His attempt at a quick escape ended when he plowed into a gray Toyota Camry, flipping over the front of his bike and launching at least 10 feet in the air.

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Both the Hoosiers and the Commodores have excelled by perfecting the mad waltz of modern college football—flipping over the roster and bringing in older, experienced talent, especially at the quarterback position.

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But those divisions are now widening within the same families, flipping traditional expectations about younger generations economically surpassing their elders.

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