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English
Etymology
Reduplication of flap.
Pronunciation
Verb
flip-flap (third-person singular simple present flip-flaps, present participle flip-flapping, simple past and past participle flip-flapped)
- To flop or flap about.
Noun
flip-flap (plural flip-flaps)
- The repeated stroke of something long and loose.
- (obsolete) A costermonger's dance.
- (obsolete) A form of somersault or cartwheel.
- (obsolete) A cracker.
Adverb
flip-flap (not comparable)
- With a repeated flapping movement.
See also
References
- (dance; somersault): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
French
Pronunciation
Noun
flip-flap m (plural flip-flap)
- (gymnastics) flip (frontflip or backflip)
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