flipper
pronunciation
How to pronounce flipper in British English:
UK [ˈflɪpə(r)]
How to pronounce flipper in American English:
US [ˈflɪpɚ]
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- Noun:
- a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
- the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming
Word Origin
- flipper (n.)
- limb used to swim with, 1822, agent noun from flip (v.). Sense of "rubber fin for underwater swimming" is from 1945. Slang meaning "the hand" dates from 1836. Related: Flippers.
Example
- 1. What you doing down there , flipper bird ?
- 2. The turtle has learned how to flap her one good flipper in unique ways to change direction .
- 3. Are you ready to feed flipper ? Step right up here .
- 4. But look at how I get the flipper effects with my feet and my ankle flexibility .
- 5. Flipper got more money than me .