flipping
/ˈflɪpɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.57 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
A mild intensifier; a minced oath of "fucking".
noun
The practice of buying something, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Tripping on psychedelics while rolling on empathogens or entactogens.
Countable; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Where's my flipping watch?"
- "Darn it! That flipping racoon got into the trash again!"
- ""Sister?" I inquired. "She ain't 'ere," a man's voice said. "What's more," it went on, "she ain't been 'ere for ruddy hours, neither. Can't you pull them ruddy curtains, mate, and let's 'ave some flippin' light? Don't know what's come over the bloody place this morning.""
- "I was there from 8 September to 2 October - over three flipping weeks!"
- "Do you flipping think I'm stupid?"
- "Can't you see I'm trying to flipping fix something?"
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Slang