English Explanatory Dictionary

flip-flap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To flop or flap about.
noun
  1. The repeated stroke of something long and loose.
  2. A costermonger's dance.
  3. A form of somersault or cartwheel.
  4. A cracker.
adv
  1. With a repeated flapping movement.

Pronunciation

/flɪp.flæp/

Word forms

flip-flap flip-flaps flip-flapping flip-flapped

Etymology

Reduplication of flap.

Related words

flip-flop
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