flip-flap

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adverb

ˈflipˌflap

: with repeated strokes and noise

something going flip-flap in the dark

flip-flap

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noun

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1

: the repeated sound and motion of something loose that is moved by recurrent impulses

the flip-flap of the awning in the gusty wind

2

: a backward somersault : flip-flop

3

: a device used especially in amusement parks that consists of a horizontal rotating arm pivoted at its center and supporting a passenger car at each end

flip-flap

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intransitive verb

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: to move with a repeated flapping sound

when old Fred Gil would come flip-flapping across the station parking lot in his raggedy cotton robe and rubber thongs

—Joseph Wambaugh

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

flip entry 1 + flap (verb)

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