flip-flop at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:
"thong sandal," 1960s, imitative of the sound of walking in them (flip-flap had been used in various echoic senses since 1529); sense of "complete reversal of direction" dates from 1900. ///
flip-flop at Hungarian => English Of Explained:
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flip-flop at Hungarian => English Of Explained:
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flip-flop at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
noun, verb
noun
(AmE also thong) a type of SANDAL (= open shoe) that has a strap that goes between the big toe and the toe next to it:
a pair of flip-flops
verb (-pp-) [V] ~ (on sth) (informal, especially AmE) to change your opinion about sth, especially when you then hold the opposite opinion:
The vice-president was accused of flip-flopping on several major issues.
flip-flop at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
flip-flop
n 1: a decision to reverse an earlier decision [syn: {reversal},
{change of mind}, {turnabout}, {turnaround}]
2: a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the
big toe and the second toe
3: an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable
states
4: a backward somersault
v : reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: {interchange},
{tack}, {switch}, {alternate}, {flip}]
[also: {flip-flopping}, {flip-flopped}]
flip-flop at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Category: File - :Flip flops - just pick one up.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A variety of colorful flip-flops.
Alternative forms
* flipflopEtymology
Onomatopoetic: most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.Pronunciation
* Inter: enPR » flĭp'flŏp", Inter: IPA » /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /"flIp%flQp/Noun
Inter: en-nou » nSynonyms
* Inter: sense » footwear thong, jandal (New Zealand)Translations
Inter: trans-top » footwearInter: trans-mi » d
- Inter: trreq » Korean
- Polish: Inter: t- » pl|japonki|p
- Portuguese: Inter: t+ » pt|chinelo|m, Inter: t- » pt|chinelo de dedo|m, Inter: t- » pt|sandalhas|f
- Inter: trreq » Romanian
- Russian: Inter: t- » ru|вьетнамки|f|p|tr=v’jetnámki, Inter: t+ » ru|шлёпанцы|m|p|tr=šl'ópancy
- Shona: patapata
- Spanish: calipso {{m}} Inter: qualifier » Dominican Republic, chola {{f}} Inter: qualifier » Spain's Canary Islands|Venezuela, hawaiana {{f}} Inter: qualifier » Chile|Peru, ojota {{f}} Inter: qualifier » Argentina, sayonara {{f}} Inter: qualifier » Peru, slap {{m}} Inter: qualifier » Peru, yina {{f}} Inter: qualifier » El Salvador|Guatemala, Inter: t- » es|bamba, Inter: t+ » es|chancla|f
- Inter: trreq » Turkish
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » repeatedly changing one’s stated opinion
- Japanese: Inter: t+ » ja|ぶれる|tr=bureru|sc=Jpan, Inter: t- » ja|ふらふらさせる|tr=furafura saseru|sc=Jpan
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » bistable electronic circuit
- Finnish: Inter: t+ » fi|kiikku, Inter: t- » fi|vippa
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: checktrans-to » p
Inter: trans-mi » d
- Inter: ttbc » sv: flip-flops
Inter: trans-botto » m
See also
* sandalVerb
Inter: en-verb » head=flip-flop|flip-flops|flip-flopping|flip-floppedCategory: Category:English reduplications -
Category: Category:en:Footwear -
Translation: ca » flip-flop
Translation: et » flip-flop
Translation: el » flip-flop
Translation: fr » flip-flop
Translation: ko » flip-flop
Translation: io » flip-flop
Translation: it » flip-flop
Translation: kn » flip-flop
Translation: hu » flip-flop
Translation: ml » flip-flop
Translation: nl » flip-flop
Translation: ja » flip-flop
Translation: pl » flip-flop
Translation: sv » flip-flop
Translation: ta » flip-flop
Translation: vi » flip-flop
Translation: zh » flip-flop