| Definitions | flip-flop
noun (plural: flip-flops)
- An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour.
- An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.
Translations: - Spanish: chancla, zapatillas de estar por casa, zapatillas de andar por casa, bamba, ojota (italbrac, Argentina), sayonara (italbrac, Peru), slap (italbrac, Peru), chola (italbrac, Venezuela)
verb (inf=to flip-flop, flip-flops, flip-flopping, flip-flopped)
- To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.
Etymology: Onomatopoetic: most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.
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