flip-flop

Etymology
. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.

Noun

 * 1)  A sandal consisting of a rubber sole fastened to the foot by a rubber thong fitting between the toes and around the sides of the foot.
 * 2) * 30 August 2004, The New Yorker,, page 38
 * the necessity for yet another place at which to buy a polo shirt or a pair of flip-flops may not be apparent to the town's residents &mdash;
 * 1) A change of places; an inversion or swap.
 * 2)  An instance of flip-flopping, of repeatedly changing one's stated opinion about a matter.
 * 3)  A bistable; an electronic switching circuit that has either two stable states (switching between them in response to a trigger) or a stable and an unstable state (switching from one to the other and back again in response to a trigger), and which is thereby capable of serving as one bit of memory.
 * 4) The sound of a regular footfall.
 * 5) A somersault.
 * 6)  A return trip.
 * 7)  A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.
 * 1) A somersault.
 * 2)  A return trip.
 * 3)  A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.
 * 1)  A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.

Derived terms

 * flip-flop operator

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Japanese:, ふらふらさせる


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Gujarati: દ્વિમાનિત્ર
 * Hindi: द्विमानित्र
 * Icelandic: vippa, vippurás
 * Marathi: द्विमानित्र
 * Nepali: द्विमानित्र
 * Polish: przerzutnik
 * Portuguese: flip-flop
 * Romanian: bistabil
 * Spanish: biestable
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To alternate back and forth between directly opposite opinions, ideas, or decisions.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  flip-flop footwear

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)   electronic circuit able to switch between two states