flippy

adjective

flip·​py ˈfli-pē How to pronounce flippy (audio)
: loose and flaring at the bottom
a flippy skirt

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Peacemaker nominee Danielle Brooks paired a figure-hugging, semi-sheer, off-the-shoulder gown with a choker necklace, loads of rings and a flippy ponytail. Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026 The same month, Zoë Kravitz channeled Audrey Hepburn with a flippy cropped cut and baby bangs. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025 Consider her buttery blonde, babetastic bouffant in 1968’s Barbarella and the major transformation to a chestnut brown shag in 1971’s Klute, or the flippy curls of 1980 movie On Golden Pond. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025 But sometimes even icons need to switch things up a bit—cue the dizzying array of flippy waves, shags, and bobs over the years. Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flippy

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flippy was in 1964

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“Flippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flippy. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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