cide. Well, you just f lip-f lop all you
want. I know what I want.flip one’s lidGo to flip one’s wig.
flip one’s wig and flip one’s lidtv. to go
crazy; to lose control. Tom nearly
f lipped his wig. I f lipped my lid when I
got the news.
flip (out)in. to lose control of oneself.
Wow, I almost f lipped out when I heard
about it. He got so mad that he f lipped.
flippingmod. damnable. (Euphemistic for
fucking. Usually objectionable.) Get
this f lipping dog out of here! What’s the
f lipping idea?
flipping burgerstv. what school drop outs
end up doing. (An occupation that offers
practically no opportunities for ad-
vancement.) Do you want to spend the
rest of your life f lipping burgers! Do your
damn homework!
flip side 1. n. the “other” side of a phono-
graph record. On the f lip side, we have
another version of “Love Me Tender” sung
by Beverly Mills. Give a listen to the f lip
side sometime. 2. n. the “other” side of
something, such as an argument. I
want to hear the f lip side of this before I
make a judgment. On the f lip side, he
is no bargain either. 3. n. the return trip
of a long journey. (Citizens band radio.)
See ya. Catch you on the f lip side,
maybe. Didn’t I talk to you on the f lip
side last week?
flip someone off and flip someone out
tv. to give someone the finger. (Colle-
giate.) Did you f lip me off? Ernie
f lipped Tom out, and Tom f lattened Ernie.
Ah, life in the big city.
flip someone outGo to flip someone off.
flip someone the birdtv. to give some-
one the finger; to display the digitus im-
pudicusto someone. Max f lipped the
cop the bird—and that was just the wrong
thing to do. The little kid f lipped the cop
the bird and didn’t even know what it
meant.
flip the script 1. tv. to lie; to change one’s
story. The guy f lips the script depend-
ing on whose listening. 2. tv. to turn the
tables on someone. Now he’s the one
who’s in trouble! That’s really f lipping the
script!
flivver[“flIv#] n. an old car. (Once a nick-
name for the Model-T Ford.) Whose
f livver is that parked out in the street?
I got an old f livver to get to school and
back.FLK[“Ef “El “ke] n. funny looking kid. (Ini-
tialism. A strange looking child, espe-
cially one being treated for social or phys-
ical problems.) The therapist had two
FLKs in a row. When the mother came
in with an FLK in tow, Jane knew her af-
ternoon would be busy.
flog[flag] tv. to promote something; to try
to sell something aggressively. Fred was
f logging this car so hard, I figured he was
trying to get rid of it. Don’t f log it so
hard. It makes people suspicious.flooey[“flui] mod. alcohol intoxicated.
You’re f looey again. That’s every night this
week. Wow, is she f looey!
floored 1. mod. surprised. I was really
f loored by what she had to say. Yo u
looked f loored when I came in. Wasn’t I in-
vited? 2. mod. knocked to the floor by a
blow. Wilbur was f loored by his oppo-
nent. The guy was f loored and didn’t
move a muscle—ever again. 3. mod. al-
cohol intoxicated. He’s totally f loored.
Can’t see a hole in a ladder. Yo u’d b e
f loored, too, if you’d drunk a dozen beers.floozie[“fluzi] n. a promiscuous woman.
Tracy was enraged when Rocko called her
a f loozie. “I didn’t call you a f loozie,”
said Rocko. “I said you were boozy.”
flop 1. n. a failure. What do you mean
your life is a f lop? The play was a f lop.
The entire audience left during the second
act. 2. n. a place to sleep for the night; a
bed in a flophouse. (Streets.) The old
man was looking for a f lop for the night.
Do you know where I can find a f lop?flophousen. a very cheap hotel offering
only rows of beds. This place is a f lop-
house! I won’t stay here for a moment.
All some of those guys need in life is a f lop
in a flophouse.flophouse