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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Kelly's daughter could be seen flipping off the camera next to her dad, who mimicked the same gesture. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025 In a clip circulating online, Wallen flips off the shirt with a pair of middle fingers. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025 The pilot obliges — and then the co-pilot flips off the autopilot function. Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025 That is probably a bigger threat to Bondi’s tenure than a single woman flipping off a group of armed soldiers. Andrew Binns, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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