flip off

verb

flipped off; flipping off; flips off

transitive verb

: to hold up the middle finger as an obscene gesture of contempt to
flipped off the other driver

Examples of flip off in a Sentence

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In another post showing off the Halloween getup, Lizzo clapped back at South Park by dancing to the show’s jingle and flipping off the camera. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2024 In one particularly impressive moment, Li Fong fights off a bully in an alleyway by swinging off a fire escape ladder and flipping off the wall. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024 Lights have flipped off and on without human interference. Roger Naylor and Scott Craven, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024 Hailey Bieber posted a photo of her husband flipping off the paparazzi in 2017 on her Instagram story on October 7, 2024. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flip off 

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flip off was in 1982

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“Flip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20off. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.

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