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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

Examples of flip off in a Sentence

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Claire had fallen in love with her a little, the two of them chatting about the girl’s preference for small dogs over big ones and her attempts the previous summer to learn how to do flips off the diving board. Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025 Obscene gestures have led to fines already this year, including when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was caught on camera flipping off fans after a Cowboys–Jets game. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2025 Latin Mafia, Judeline, and Rusowsy later met up and took a few photos together, including a cheeky one with everyone flipping off the camera. Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2025 This was followed by a shot of them all pouting as Landon and Alabama flashed peace signs and their dad took his turn to flip off the camera. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2025.

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