flip out
verb
flipped out; flipping out; flips out
informal
: to lose one's reason or composure
She's going to flip out when she sees the great present I got her!
"We were flipping out [from worry] and crying," Yvonne White said. "It was just getting worse and worse."—
Sydney Page
Sydney Page
especially
: to become very angry
… he flipped out on the server when they messed up his wife's order. —Ajani Bazile
Ajani Bazile
informal
: to cause (someone) to lose reason or composure
But it wasn't until he saw a homemade e-bike in the back of a neighbor's pickup truck about five years ago that he truly fell in love. "It flipped me out. It looked like a tiny motorcycle," [Andrew] Willner said.—Lissa Harris
Lissa Harris"I fell asleep with my makeup on, and when I woke up, my eyes were swollen shut from an allergic reaction to the silver paint. I couldn't see a thing, and it flipped me out."—Ace Frehley
Ace FrehleyExamples of flip out in a Sentence
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The door handles of the Tesla Model S and Model X extend and retract, while the door handles on the Model 3 and Y mechanically flip out when pressed in.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Hadid's shoulder-length hair was flipped out at the ends for a subtle nod to Old Hollywood glam.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Quentin [Tarantino] was there and flipping out about it, and everybody seemed to really respond to it.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Perez battled back with a tilt-a-whirl, but Iyo did a front flip out of the move and landed on her feet to a standing ovation.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
Hadid's shoulder-length hair was flipped out at the ends for a subtle nod to Old Hollywood glam.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Quentin [Tarantino] was there and flipping out about it, and everybody seemed to really respond to it.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
Perez battled back with a tilt-a-whirl, but Iyo did a front flip out of the move and landed on her feet to a standing ovation.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Flip out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20out. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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