Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flippy

/ˈflɪpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: flip-py
IPA: /ˈflɪpi/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a tendency to flip.

Informal

noun

noun

A hairstyle in which the ends of the hair flip upward.

name

A nickname for Philippa.

Example Sentences

"And at that point I start to feel faint and my stomach starts doing that weird flippy thing."
"Practical experience has shown the flippies are not a flawless or long-term solution. When a disk is flipped over, it turns in the opposite direction. In doing so, it bends the nap of the liner in the disk shell in the opposite direction […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English flip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flippy From flip + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

flippier (comparative) flippiest (superlative) flippies (plural)

Phrases

flippy disc flippy disk flippy diskette flippy-flop flippy-floppy flippy skirt

Rhymes With

mississippi hippie hippy trippy skippy chippy zippy sippy nippy slippy dippy lippy

Questions

How do you pronounce flippy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɪpi/.
What does flippy mean?: Having a tendency to flip.
Where does flippy come from?: Etymology tree English flip Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flippy From flip + -y.

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