# flip-flop

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈflɪpˌflɒp/

## Definitions
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. A change of places; an inversion or swap.
3. A change of places; an inversion or swap.
4. 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.
5. The sound of a regular footfall.
6. A somersault.
7. A return trip.
8. A person or inhabitant of the Middle East, or a Muslim nation, particularly Afghanistan.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/flip-flop