flippa ur

Swedish

Alternative forms

• flippa ut

Etymology

Borrowed from English flip out. Attested since 1975.

Verb

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

1. (colloquial) to flip out (lose control or become very angry or upset), to get out of control (of a situation or the like)

Conjugation

Conjugation of flippa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	flippa ur		—
supine	flippat ur		—
imperative	flippa ur		—
imper. plural1	flippen ur		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	flippar ur	flippade ur	—	—
ind. plural1	flippa ur	flippade ur	—	—
subjunctive2	flippe ur	flippade ur	—	—
present participle		urflippande
past participle		urflippad

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

See also

• balla ur
• kuka ur (“to have a malfunction, to have an angry freak-out”)
• spåra ur (“go off the rails”)

References

• flippa ur in Svensk ordbok (SO)