# flip-flop
## English
### Alternative forms

* flip flop, flipflop

### Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) enPR: flĭp'flŏp", IPA: /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/
* (US) IPA: /ˈflɪpˌflɑp/
* Audio (US):(file)
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### Noun

flip-flop (plural flip-flops)
* (US, UK, Fiji) 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.]
** 30 August 2004, The New Yorker, , page 38
    the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents —
* 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.
** (US) An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter. [from 19th c.]
** 2020 April 8, David Clough, “How the West Coast wiring war was won”, in Rail, page 61:BR's flip-flop attitude towards the two options can be observed in comments made by the BR chairman in September 1967, which were interpreted as meaning that the facts now have to be "adjusted" to prove the electrification case.
* (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, published 2013, page 72:Ten two-state flip-flops […] were formed into ten-stage ring counters representing each decimal digit in the ten-digit accumulators […]
* The sound of a regular footfall.
* A somersault. [from 19th c.]
* (US, slang, truck driving) A return trip.
** 1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall:We'll catch you on the flip-flop. This here's the Rubber Duck on the side. We gone, 'bye, 'bye.
* (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.

#### Synonyms

* (footwear): go-ahead (dated); jandal (New Zealand); thong, plugger (Australia); slop (South Africa); chancla (Latin American culture); zori (Japan, Southeastern US); beach sandal (Japan)

#### Derived terms

* flip-flop operator
* flip-flopper

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: フリップフロップ (furippu-furoppu)

#### See also

* sandal

### Verb

flip-flop (third-person singular simple present flip-flops, present participle flip-flopping, simple past and past participle flip-flopped)
* (idiomatic, transitive, intransitive) To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.
    Synonyms: U-turn, vacillate

#### Derived terms

* flip-floppy

### Further reading

* Flip-flop (electronics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Flip-flop (footwear) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Flip-flop (programming) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* flip flop

### Etymology

From English flip-flop.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈflipˌflop/, [ˈflipˌflo̞p]
* Rhymes: -op
* Hyphenation: flip‧flop

### Noun

flip-flop
* (Anglicism) flip-flop (footwear)

#### Declension

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English flip-flop.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌfli.piˈflɔ.pi/, /ˌflipˈflɔp/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˌfli.piˈflɔ.pi/, /ˌflipˈflɔp/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˌflipˈflɔp/, /ˌfli.piˈflɔ.pi/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˌflipˈflɔp/

### Noun

flip-flop m (plural flip-flops)
* (electronics) flip-flop (electronic circuit able to switch between two states)