🔄 To turn quickly 😡 To lose control 🪙 To toss a coin 🪙 A coin toss 🔄 A fast movement 🤸 An acrobatic turn 🍸 A mixed drink 😏 Disrespectful

flip

2 9.6

A warm or cold mixed drink made with egg and alcohol

noun
/flɪp/

Archaic

: cóctel con huevo

So you like sherry flips, huh?

Examples

- I’ll bring you up a glass of hot milk, or maybe a nice egg flip with a drop of Sherry in it.

Love & Rage (2000)
And I had a nice little flip.

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street (2019)
I think I shall have a sassafras flip.

Little Big Man (1970)
I enjoyed a refreshing flip made with brandy and spices at the bar.
For dessert, I ordered a creamy flip blended with vanilla and rum.
On chilly evenings, a warm flip with cinnamon makes for a perfect drink.

Idioms

to flip the bird

Offensive

1 9.9

To show anger by holding up the middle finger at someone

to flip your lid

Informal

1 8.6

To suddenly become very angry and lose control

to flip one's wig

Informal

9.9

To suddenly become very angry and lose control of yourself

to flip one's lid

Informal

9.1

To become suddenly very angry and lose control

to flip the bitch switch

Offensive

9.9

To suddenly become very angry and behave in a mean way

what the flip

Informal

9.9

A short phrase people use to show surprise or disbelief without a bad word

Compounds

flip side

41 4.1

The other side of something that shows a different, often negative, effect

flip-flop

26 2.5

An open sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the second toe

flip-flop

Literature

12 6.7

A sudden change in opinion or policy that reverses an earlier decision

flip chart

1 3.4

A pad of large paper with sheets held at the top for showing ideas by flipping each sheet

flip-flop

Specialized

1 8.1

An electronic circuit that stays in one of two states to store information

Surface Forms

flip singular

flips plural

Etymology

Flip for the drink is an old name for a warm or cold mixed drink with a beaten egg, and the word probably came from the quick, small action used when mixing or serving it. So a flip here is a kind of rich, mixed drink you make with a quick stirring or shaking action.