flipper.
In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
Meaning & usage
In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
A small flat used to support a larger one.
A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
Television remote control, clicker.
The hand.
A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
A kitchen spatula.
Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
Where this word comes from
From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).
To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.
Where this word comes from
From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.