1. A decision to reverse an earlier decision
   "The politician's flip-flop on the key issue cost him support";
   - reversal, change of mind, turnabout [N. Amer], turnaround, U-turn [informal]
    
2. A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
   "flip-flops are a popular type of footwear in New Zealand";
   - thong [N. Amer, Austral], jandal [NZ]
    
3. An electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
   "The flip-flop circuit was used in the computer's memory unit";
   - bistable
    
4. A backward somersault
   "The diver performed a flip-flop before entering the water"

1. Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
   "The politician flip-flopped on the issue before the election";
   - flip
    
2. To make an audible slapping sound while walking
   "Her sandals flip-flopped down the hallway"

Derived forms: flip-flopped, flip-flops, flip-flopping

Type of: circuit, deciding, decision making, electric circuit, electrical circuit, flip, reverse, sandal, somersault, somersaulting, somerset [dialect], summersault [archaic], turn

Encyclopedia: Flip-flop