Origin of flip3 First recorded in 1840–50; adjective use of flip 1 Discover More Idioms and Phrases Idioms flip (someone) the bird, Slang. give (someone) the finger. flip one's lid / wig, Slang. lid ( def 8 ).Discover More Example Sentences "If restrictions are lifted too early, ...
Origin offlip2 First recorded in 1690–1700; perhaps noun use offlip1, so called from tossing or flipping of ingredients in preparation Origin offlip3 First recorded in 1840–50; adjective use offlip1 Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Un...
1590s "to fillip, to toss with the thumb," imitative, or perhaps a thinned form offlap, or else a contraction offillip(q.v.), which also is held to be imitative. Meaning "toss as though with the thumb" is from 1610s. Meaning "to flip a coin" (to decide something) is by 1879...