flip side

noun

variants or less commonly flipside

ˈflip-ˌsīd 

plural flip sides also flipsides

1

: the reverse side of a phonograph record

[Taylor] Swift has an exclusive 7-inch single of "The Lakes" … On the flip side: "The Lakes (original version)," an orchestral take on the song not previously available on vinyl.

—Mike Snider

also : a song presented on the flip side of a record

The flip side of The Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" was the Pamela Polland composition "I've Got to Know."

—Warren Kurtz

2

: a reverse or opposite side, aspect, or result

The flipside of the disquieting inflation news is good news on the state of the economy …

—Paul Wiseman

Sixteen City Council members are stepping down, which means fresh faces and new ideas—but on the flip side, a huge loss of institutional knowledge about the basics of how the city operates …

—The Chicago Sun-Times

Examples of flip side in a Sentence

That song was on the flip side of their first single.

Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.

Recent Examples on the Web

On the flip side, Texas is now the state with the cheapest gas prices in the country, a change from earlier in the week. —Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025

On the flip side, New York has a lot of exciting starting pitching prospects approaching the majors this season, like Carlos Lagrange, Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz, and Ben Hess. —Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

On the flip side, the beauty retail game is at its most competitive as e-commerce players like Amazon and TikTok Shop gain meaningful share from specialty and department stores. —Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025

But then again, the flip side of that is that’s why some films end up in hell. —Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flip side

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied