flippa

French

Verb

flippa

1. third-person singular past historic of flipper

Italian

Verb

flippa

1. inflection of flippare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

From English flip +‎ -a. Attested since 1983.

Verb

flippa (present flippar, preterite flippade, supine flippat, imperative flippa)

1. (slang) to flip, to flip out (go berserk or crazy)

   Synonym: flippa ur

2. (sports) to flip (the ball, in soccer)
4. to be successful

   Antonym: floppa

Usage notes

Usually only in expressions like "flippa eller floppa" in (sense 3).

Conjugation

Conjugation of flippa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	flippa		flippas
supine	flippat		flippats
imperative	flippa		—
imper. plural1	flippen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	flippar	flippade	flippas	flippades
ind. plural1	flippa	flippade	flippas	flippades
subjunctive2	flippe	flippade	flippes	flippades
present participle		flippande
past participle		flippad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• balla ur
• dampa

References

• flippa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• flippa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)