flip off

verb

flipped off; flipping off; flips off

transitive verb

: to hold up the middle finger as an obscene gesture of contempt to
flipped off the other driver

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In addition to famously flipping off a grand piano at the 2025 Grammys, where he was nominated for Best New Artist, Boone has also catapulted on stages at Coachella, the MTV Video Music Awards, and more. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025 On Sunday, June 1, the wife of the late Kobe Bryant posted a meme on her Instagram Stories of Rihanna floating in water, wearing goggles on her head, holding a drink and flipping off the camera. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 2 June 2025 Others flipped off the rallygoers and cast insults at them. Katheryn Houghton, NPR, 26 May 2025 The woman appears to double-down on the racist term and flips off the man confronting her with both of her middle fingers. Terry Tang, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for flip off

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flip off was in 1982

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“Flip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20off. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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