flip off

verb

flipped off; flipping off; flips off

transitive verb

: to hold up the middle finger as an obscene gesture of contempt to
flipped off the other driver

Examples of flip off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web She can also be seen challenging herself to try new things like unicycling on a skateboard and flipping off a diving board. Nikita Eglis, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024 After starting out on the piano, the musician stood up and did a flip off a riser to match the song’s signature shift in intensity, looking dapper in a sparkly blue jumpsuit. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2024 On Wednesday night, the content creator and internet troll posted a video of what appeared to be him and the singer Grimes flipping off a Tesla while singing diss lyrics about Elon Musk. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2024 The ad shows Sykes, a former state gymnastics champion, flipping off the end of a balance beam. Audrey Baker, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for flip off 

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Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flip off was in 1982

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“Flip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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