Flip

flip FLIP English Pronunciation en En-au-Flip.ogg AU Etymology 1 en - a en Filipino 1. Noun en slang chiefly derogatory ethnic slur A Filipino; a person who is of Filipino background. en Eastern sun, winter moon: an autobiographical odyssey Gary Paulsen 1993 http://books.google.com/books?id=2HWxAAAAIAAJ 9780151272600 One of the children beckoned to me to try it and I started forward, but before I could move Ryland grabbed my coat. "They're fucking Flips, kid. The only way to play is to be better than they are. Go all the way to the top." en H-Hour Plus Three: The Saga of the US Army Amphibious Engineers in the Pacific During World War II Henry C Allan 2002 188 http://books.google.com/books?id=ebhfwZhgjPYC 9781553695257 Later, the lieutenant came up to me. “Those dumb Flips finally got the message, right? Etymology 2 Proper noun A nickname for Philippa.