flip-flop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
A change of places; an inversion or swap.
An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.
A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.
The sound of a regular footfall.
A somersault.
A return trip.
A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.

verb

To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.

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Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.

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sandal

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