flip-flop

See also: flipflop and flip flop

English

A variety of colorful flip-flops.

Alternative forms

• flipflop

Etymology

Onomatopoetic: most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.

Pronunciation

• enPR: flĭp'flŏp", IPA^(key): /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/
• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪpˌflɑp/

Noun

flip-flop (plural flip-flops)

1. (US) An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter. [from 19th c.]
2. (computing, electronics) A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory. [from 20th c.]
   • 2012, George Dyson, Turing's Cathedral, Penguin 2013, p. 72:

     Ten two-state flip-flops […] were formed into ten-stage ring counters representing each decimal digit in the ten-digit accumulators […]

3. A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot. [from 20th c.]
4. A change of places; an inversion or swap.
   • 1964, Scholastic Coach (volume 34, page 18)

     On the break for strong left, everything remains the same, except for the flip-flop of positions.

5. The sound of a regular footfall.

Synonyms

• (footwear): thong (Australia), jandal (New Zealand)

Derived terms

• flip-flop operator

Translations

repeatedly changing one’s stated opinion

• Finnish: vatulointi
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ぶれる (ja) (bureru), ふらふらさせる (furafura saseru)

bistable electronic circuit

• Finnish: kiikku (fi), vippa
• French: bascule (fr) f
• German: Flipflop (de) n
• Gujarati: દ્વિમાનિત્ર (dvimānitra)
• Hindi: द्विमानित्र (dvimānitra)
• Icelandic: vippa f, vippurás f
• Marathi: द्विमानित्र (dvimānitra)
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• Nepali: द्विमानित्र (dvimānitra)
• Polish: przerzutnik m
• Portuguese: flip-flop m
• Romanian: bistabil m or n
• Spanish: biestable m
• Swedish: vippa (sv) c

footwear — see thong

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Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) Swedish: flip-flops
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See also

• sandal

Verb

flip-flop (third-person singular simple present flip-flops, present participle flip-flopping, simple past and past participle flip-flopped)

1. To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.

Synonyms

• U-turn

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Finnish

Alternative forms

• flip flop

Noun

flip-flop

1. (Anglicism) flip-flop (footwear)

Declension

Inflection of flip-flop (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		flip-flop	flip-flopit
genitive		flip-flopin	flip-flopien
partitive		flip-flopia	flip-flopeja
illative		flip-flopiin	flip-flopeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		flip-flop	flip-flopit
accusative	nom.	flip-flop	flip-flopit
	gen.	flip-flopin
genitive		flip-flopin	flip-flopien
partitive		flip-flopia	flip-flopeja
inessive		flip-flopissa	flip-flopeissa
elative		flip-flopista	flip-flopeista
illative		flip-flopiin	flip-flopeihin
adessive		flip-flopilla	flip-flopeilla
ablative		flip-flopilta	flip-flopeilta
allative		flip-flopille	flip-flopeille
essive		flip-flopina	flip-flopeina
translative		flip-flopiksi	flip-flopeiksi
abessive		flip-flopitta	flip-flopeitta
instructive		—	flip-flopein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of flip-flop (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative flip-flopini flip-flopini accusative nom. flip-flopini flip-flopini gen. flip-flopini genitive flip-flopini flip-flopieni partitive flip-flopiani flip-flopejani inessive flip-flopissani flip-flopeissani elative flip-flopistani flip-flopeistani illative flip-flopiini flip-flopeihini adessive flip-flopillani flip-flopeillani ablative flip-flopiltani flip-flopeiltani allative flip-flopilleni flip-flopeilleni essive flip-flopinani flip-flopeinani translative flip-flopikseni flip-flopeikseni abessive flip-flopittani flip-flopeittani instructive — — comitative — flip-flopeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative flip-flopisi flip-flopisi accusative nom. flip-flopisi flip-flopisi gen. flip-flopisi genitive flip-flopisi flip-flopiesi partitive flip-flopiasi flip-flopejasi inessive flip-flopissasi flip-flopeissasi elative flip-flopistasi flip-flopeistasi illative flip-flopiisi flip-flopeihisi adessive flip-flopillasi flip-flopeillasi ablative flip-flopiltasi flip-flopeiltasi allative flip-flopillesi flip-flopeillesi essive flip-flopinasi flip-flopeinasi translative flip-flopiksesi flip-flopeiksesi abessive flip-flopittasi flip-flopeittasi instructive — — comitative — flip-flopeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative flip-flopimme flip-flopimme accusative nom. flip-flopimme flip-flopimme gen. flip-flopimme genitive flip-flopimme flip-flopiemme partitive flip-flopiamme flip-flopejamme inessive flip-flopissamme flip-flopeissamme elative flip-flopistamme flip-flopeistamme illative flip-flopiimme flip-flopeihimme adessive flip-flopillamme flip-flopeillamme ablative flip-flopiltamme flip-flopeiltamme allative flip-flopillemme flip-flopeillemme essive flip-flopinamme flip-flopeinamme translative flip-flopiksemme flip-flopeiksemme abessive flip-flopittamme flip-flopeittamme instructive — — comitative — flip-flopeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative flip-flopinne flip-flopinne accusative nom. flip-flopinne flip-flopinne gen. flip-flopinne genitive flip-flopinne flip-flopienne partitive flip-flopianne flip-flopejanne inessive flip-flopissanne flip-flopeissanne elative flip-flopistanne flip-flopeistanne illative flip-flopiinne flip-flopeihinne adessive flip-flopillanne flip-flopeillanne ablative flip-flopiltanne flip-flopeiltanne allative flip-flopillenne flip-flopeillenne essive flip-flopinanne flip-flopeinanne translative flip-flopiksenne flip-flopeiksenne abessive flip-flopittanne flip-flopeittanne instructive — — comitative — flip-flopeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative flip-flopinsa flip-flopinsa accusative nom. flip-flopinsa flip-flopinsa gen. flip-flopinsa genitive flip-flopinsa flip-flopiensa partitive flip-flopiaan flip-flopiansa flip-flopejaan flip-flopejansa inessive flip-flopissaan flip-flopissansa flip-flopeissaan flip-flopeissansa elative flip-flopistaan flip-flopistansa flip-flopeistaan flip-flopeistansa illative flip-flopiinsa flip-flopeihinsa adessive flip-flopillaan flip-flopillansa flip-flopeillaan flip-flopeillansa ablative flip-flopiltaan flip-flopiltansa flip-flopeiltaan flip-flopeiltansa allative flip-flopilleen flip-flopillensa flip-flopeilleen flip-flopeillensa essive flip-flopinaan flip-flopinansa flip-flopeinaan flip-flopeinansa translative flip-flopikseen flip-flopiksensa flip-flopeikseen flip-flopeiksensa abessive flip-flopittaan flip-flopittansa flip-flopeittaan flip-flopeittansa instructive — — comitative — flip-flopeineen flip-flopeinensa

Synonyms

• varvassandaali
• varvastossu

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English flip-flop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌflip ˈflɔp/, /ˌflip ˈflɔ.pi/

Noun

flip-flop m (plural s)

1. (electronics) flip-flop (electronic circuit able to switch between two states)