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- [flip sahyd]
- /flɪp saɪd/
- /flɪp saɪd/
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- [flip sahyd]
- /flɪp saɪd/
Definitions of flip side words
- noun flip side the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record. 1
- noun flip side an opposite, reverse, or sharply contrasted side or aspect of something or someone: The flip side of their charitable activities is a desire for publicity. 1
- noun flip side reverse, other side 1
- noun flip side another, less attractive, aspect 1
- singular noun flip side The flip side of a record is the side that does not have the main song on it. 0
- singular noun flip side The flip side of a situation consists of the less obvious or less pleasant aspects of it. 0
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Origin of flip side
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Flip side
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flip side popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
flip side usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for flip side
noun flip side
- b-side — The B-side of a pop record has the less important or less popular song on it. Compare A-side.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
- inverse — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- obverse — the side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design (opposed to reverse).
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