flippy

adjective

flip·​py ˈfli-pē How to pronounce flippy (audio)
: loose and flaring at the bottom
a flippy skirt

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The drop waist lends it a more relaxed quality, while the slightly flippy skirt adds a fun detail to the style. Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 As for beauty, Couric styled her short strawberry-blonde hair in a flippy blowout with a side part. Christina Perrier, InStyle, 21 May 2026 The technique makes this type of lob ideal for embracing your natural texture—or adding some loose waves and flippy ends, as seen on Bieber. Grace McCarty, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2026 Consider her buttery blonde, babetastic bouffant in 1968’s Barbarella and the major transformation to a chestnut brown shag in 1971’s Klute, or the flippy curls of 1980 movie On Golden Pond. Hannah Coates, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flippy

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flippy was in 1964

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“Flippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flippy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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