flip side

noun

variants or less commonly flipside

ˈflip-ˌsīd 

plural flip sides also flipsides

1

: the reverse side of a phonograph record

[Taylor] Swift has an exclusive 7-inch single of "The Lakes" … On the flip side: "The Lakes (original version)," an orchestral take on the song not previously available on vinyl.

—Mike Snider

also : a song presented on the flip side of a record

The flip side of The Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" was the Pamela Polland composition "I've Got to Know."

—Warren Kurtz

2

: a reverse or opposite side, aspect, or result

The flipside of the disquieting inflation news is good news on the state of the economy …

—Paul Wiseman

Sixteen City Council members are stepping down, which means fresh faces and new ideas—but on the flip side, a huge loss of institutional knowledge about the basics of how the city operates …

—The Chicago Sun-Times

Examples of flip side in a Sentence

That song was on the flip side of their first single.

Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.

Recent Examples on the Web

On the flip side, NATAS sent its Daytime Emmy game show categories over to Los Angeles, where gamers are now a part of the Primetime ceremony, regardless of time slot. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024

Health Care Stocks See Gains On the flip side, Pfizer jumped 4 percent, leading health care stocks higher after releasing a robust profit forecast for 2025. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024

On the flip side, the textile industry sees more tariffs as a matter of life and death. —Evan Clark, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024

Then, on the flip side, chronic pain can contribute to weight gain. —New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1