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flip side


flip side

noun

Definition of FLIP SIDE

1
: the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record
2
: a reverse or opposite side, aspect, or result <the flip side of deficient saving … is overconsumption — R. S. Gay>

Examples of FLIP SIDE

  1. That song was on the flip side of their first single.
  2. Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.

First Known Use of FLIP SIDE

1949

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