flipside
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See also: flip side
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈflɪpˌsaɪd/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈflɪpˌsəɪd/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈflɪpˌsɑɪd/
- Hyphenation: flip‧side
- Rhymes: -aɪd
Noun
[edit]flipside (plural flipsides)
- The reverse, in contrast to the obverse.
- (music) The B-side of a phonograph record.
- (informal) A necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or counterbalance; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.
- Walking to work is definitely healthier – on the flipside, though, it takes twice as long.
- 2020 March 19, Marcus Ashworth, “Cheap Sterling Has Reasons to Be Cheaper”, in The Washington Post[1]:
- Of course, the drop is partly the flipside of dollars being in demand. The pound does not benefit from safe-haven status like the Swiss franc or Japanese yen.
- (informal) The occasion when we meet again (e.g. when I return from work, etc.; said on parting); later or tomorrow.
- See you on the flipside!