flip-flop

1. 1.

   a decision to reverse an earlier decision

   Synonymsreversalchange of mindturnaboutturnaround

   Broaderdecision making

   Narrowerreconsideration
2. 2.

   a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe

   Synonymsthong

   Broadersandal
3. 3.

   an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states

   Broadercircuit
4. 4.

   a backward somersault

   Broadersomersault

1. 1.

   reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

   Synonymsinterchangetackswitchalternateflip

   Broaderchange by reversal

Questions about flip-flop

What does flip-flop mean?

flip-flop means "a decision to reverse an earlier decision". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flip-flop?

flip-flop has 2 syllables and divides as flip--flop under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for flip-flop?

Close synonyms include reversal, change of mind, turnabout, turnaround, thong. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flip-flop a common word?

flip-flop is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.