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flipside

noun
/ˈflɪpˌsaɪd/UK/ˈflɪpˌsəɪd/

Etymology

From flip + side.

  1. derived from *sēy-✻ — “to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”
  2. inherited from *sīdaz✻ — “drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra”
  3. inherited from *sīd✻
  4. inherited from sīd — “wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching”
  5. inherited from side
  6. compounded as flipside — “flip + side”

Definitions

  1. The reverse, in contrast to the obverse.

  2. The B-side of a phonograph record.

    • Nice tune. What's on the flipside?

  3. A necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or…

    A necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or counterbalance; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.

    • Walking to work is definitely healthier – on the flipside, though, it takes twice as long.
    • Of course, the drop is partly the flipside of dollars being in demand. The pound does not benefit from safe-haven status like the Swiss franc or Japanese yen.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The occasion when we meet again (e.g. when I return from work, etc.

      The occasion when we meet again (e.g. when I return from work, etc.; said on parting); later or tomorrow.

      • See you on the flipside!

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