Noun: flip-flop 'flip,flóp- A decision to reverse an earlier decision
- reversal, change of mind, turnabout [N. Amer], turnaround, U-turn [informal] - A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
- thong [N. Amer, Austral], jandal [NZ] - An electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
- bistable - A backward somersault
Verb: flip-flop (flip-flopped,flip-flopping) 'flip,flóp- Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
- interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip
Derived forms: flip-flopped, flip-flopping, flip-flops Type of: change by reversal, circuit, deciding, decision making, electric circuit, electrical circuit, flip, reverse, sandal, somersault, somersaulting, somerset [dialect], summersault [archaic], turn Encyclopedia: Flip-flop |