flip one's lid
"flip-one-s-lid" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flip one's lid” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-flip-one-s-lid · flip one's lid · English
flip one's lid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flip one's lid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “flip one's lid” in English
Rare enough to double-check
flip one's lid is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper.".
flip one's lid doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originally an Americanism; from the analogy of a boiling pot explosively popping off its lid due to built-up internal pressure. The correct English form is flip one's lid, spelled F-L-I-P- -O-N-E-'-S- -L-I-D.
Definition
- 1To become explosively angry, to lose one's temper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how flip one's lid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wait, you'll see. Three hours on a night like this is enough to make you flip your lid.
Drag him out your window / Dragging out the dead / Singing "I miss you" / Snakes and ladders / Flip the lid
Etymology
Originally an Americanism; from the analogy of a boiling pot explosively popping off its lid due to built-up internal pressure.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.