to flip shit
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9.9
- phrasal verb
- Offensive
:
perder la puta cabeza (vulgar)
- OK, so I nearly flipped my shit when I saw all the new wet and Wild stuff, so I'm going to go into that.
Next I'm going to talk about candles because for some reason people on YouTube flip their shit when they're talking about candles.
- Next I'm going to talk about candles because for some reason people on YouTube flip their shit when they're talking about candles.
- But no, these contestants were flipping their shit.
Examples
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He flipped shit when he discovered the mistake in his paycheck.
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They are going to flip shit about this being raw.
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Put them on par with the pagans, and watch them flip their shit.
Blog text (32) -
Next I'm going to talk about candles because for some reason people on YouTube flip their shit when they're talking about candles.
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And I'm looking at the TV like, please show the world how much of an amateur you are by flipping your shit over something so minor.
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But guess what, no one did—they were having a fun moment in the midst of a fantastic storm, and this guy flips his shit.
Blog text (13) -
Mom is going to flip shit if she finds out I crashed her car.
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She always flips shit over the smallest issues at work.
Synonyms
151
4.0
Say something quickly and angrily after losing control
143
7.5
To suddenly become very angry, excited, or surprised
49
7.2
To suddenly lose control and become very angry or upset
22
7.5
Suddenly become very angry
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
7
5.3
To suddenly get very angry without warning
4
6.7
To suddenly become very angry
2
3.7
To suddenly become very angry and not be able to control yourself
2
8.6
Suddenly get very angry and show it
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7.4
To suddenly become very angry
1
8.1
To suddenly say something angry without warning
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8.6
To suddenly become very angry and lose control
To suddenly become very angry or upset without control
To suddenly become very angry or upset in a way you cannot control
To become suddenly very angry and lose control
To suddenly become very angry
To suddenly become very angry and fail to control your feelings
Get very upset and confused quickly
To become suddenly very angry and upset in a dramatic way
Have a childish angry outburst when you do not get your way
To have a sudden angry outburst like a child's tantrum
To suddenly become very angry or upset and act childishly
To suddenly become very angry and act aggressive
To suddenly become very angry and behave in a mean way
To suddenly become very angry and lose control of yourself
Antonyms
How Angry
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core verb 'flip' already encodes sudden loss of emotional control, so a learner who knows that sense can infer the phrase means to lose one's temper; 'shit' here functions as a vulgar intensifier rather than adding a literal meaning. The presence of coarse register and the non-literal intensifying role of 'shit' make the expression partially predictable but not fully transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Flip shit creates a sudden, messy image: flip means to turn over quickly and shit adds a rude, strong feeling. One popular story says it comes from older sayings like 'flip your lid' about a head suddenly snapping, so the phrase means 'to lose your temper' very suddenly.