flip-flop
noun/ˈflɪp flɒp/
/ˈflɪp flɑːp/
(British and North American English) (North American English also, Australian English, New Zealand English thong)
- a type of sandal (= open shoe), typically made of plastic or rubber, that has a piece that goes between the big toe and the toe next to it
- a pair of flip-flops
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the general sense ‘something that flaps or flops’): imitative reduplication of flop.
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