fflipfflop
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Welsh
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English flip-flop.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fflipfflop m (plural fflipfflops, not mutable)
- flip-flop
- 2021 August 23, BBC Cymru Fyw[1]:
- "Dach chi'n cael yr hofrennydd allan a'r achubwyr mynydd allan - gallai rhywun fod mewn gwir anhawster yn rhywle arall, wedi disgyn neu rywbeth, ac mae'r hofrennydd yn mynd i achub rhywun sy'n gwisgo fflip-fflops."
- "You get the helicopter out and mountain rescue out – there could be someone in real trouble somewhere else, fallen or something, and the helicopter goes to rescue someone who's wearing flip-flops."
References
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “fflipfflop”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies