to flip out
49
7.2
- phrasal verb
- /flɪp aʊt/
- Informal
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- And Benjamin would flip out if he saw this.
- people flipped out
- totally flipped out
- completely flipped out
So I see my mom's tits and I fucking flip out.
- So I see my mom's tits and I fucking flip out.
- Oh, he's going to flip out.
- And then he went out with her friend and for whatever reason, just like flipped out on her.
- She like completely flipped out to the point where hours later I couldn't actually go to sleep.
- One lady in the store just totally flipped out because my mask had had dropped down to about here on my nose and she just went off.
- And he flipped out of me one day and said, you know what?
Examples
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When I said no, she flipped out.
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But are we all so uptight that we flip out over a good-natured and largely harmless comment?
Blog text (27) -
I never told anyone because I knew my father would flip out.
Blog text (2) -
Oh my gosh, I think I would flip out if this happened to my kids.
Blog text (12) -
If you could see some of this stuff going on nowadays, dad, you would flip out.
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Now, Seth, before you flip out, let me just explain what happened.
Fiction book (1996) -
I'm not going to do what you think I'm going to do, which is flip out!
Fiction book (1996) -
Jimmy, are you flipping out on me?
Fiction book (1995) -
If she sees me with another woman, she's gonna flip out.
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When he found out he won the lottery, he completely flipped out with joy.
Synonyms
430
6.8
To become very upset or afraid suddenly and lose control
289
7.5
Suddenly stop controlling your feelings and become very angry or upset
143
7.5
To suddenly become very angry, excited, or surprised
18
4.4
To show sudden strong anger or upset, often like a child
16
4.7
To suddenly become very angry and lose control
12
6.1
To suddenly become very angry or upset in a loud, obvious way
11
6.8
To suddenly become very angry
11
9.2
React with strong fear or excitement and lose control
7
5.3
To suddenly get very angry without warning
7
4.8
To suddenly lose control and show strong anger
4
6.7
To suddenly become very angry
2
3.7
To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself
2
8.2
To lose control of your feelings and act very upset
2
8.6
Suddenly get very angry and show it
2
9.9
To become very angry and act in a wild, out of control way
2
9.1
To become upset or worried about small things
1
8.6
To suddenly become very angry and lose control
1
9.9
To suddenly become very angry
1
9.5
Become very upset about something small
1
9.6
To become too angry or upset about small things
1
8.6
Become very upset or excited and act confused suddenly
To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings
To suddenly become very angry
To suddenly become very angry and lose control of yourself
To suddenly become very angry and behave in a mean way
To suddenly become very angry and act aggressive
To become suddenly very angry and upset in a dramatic way
Get very upset and confused quickly
To act confused and react too strongly in a surprising way
Antonyms
How Intense
- Informal
27
7.7
- Informal
430
6.8
- Informal
49
7.2
2
3.7
362
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
flip + out
The verb 'flip' (informally 'lose control of emotions') combined with the particle 'out' yields an intensified or outwardly expressed change of state, so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can often infer that it means to react strongly. However, as a phrasal verb its exact affective nuance (angry, shocked, overly excited) and register (informal) are not fully predictable from the parts alone, so comprehension is only partial without prior exposure.
Etymology
Flip out creates the image of a lid or switch that gives a sudden flip and flies out, showing a quick loss of control. That's why it means 'to lose control of one's emotions'.