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Synonyms of flip-flop
a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite
- the governor's frequent flip-flops would indicate that she has no core beliefs
Synonyms for flip-flop
- about-face,
- about-turn
- [British],
- reversal,
- turnabout,
- turnaround,
- U-turn,
- volte-face
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The first known use of flip-flop was in 1600
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