What is "flipped"

Flip \Flip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flipped (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.] To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.

Flip \Flip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flipped (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Flipping.]

1. To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent.

   As when your little ones Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.
   --W. Browne.

2. To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake.

3. To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [cant]

4. (Finance) To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit. [cant]

vb. (en-past of: flip)

1. adj. marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" [syn: impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed]

2. [also: flipping, flipped]

1. n. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return [syn: somersault, somersaulting]

2. hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

3. the act of flipping a coin [syn: toss]

4. a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water

5. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" [syn: pass, toss]

6. [also: flipping, flipped]

1. v. lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" [syn: toss]

2. cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" [syn: throw, switch]

3. look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn: flick, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff]

4. toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air [syn: twitch]

5. cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" [syn: flick]

6. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" [syn: toss, sky, pitch]

7. move with a flick or light motion

8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: flip over, turn over]

9. go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" [syn: flip out]

10. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip-flop]

11. [also: flipping, flipped]

See flip

Flipped (2001) is a young adult novel by Wendelin Van Draanen set from c.1994 to 2000. It is a stand-alone teen romance in a he-said she-said style with the two protagonists alternately presenting their perspective on a shared set of events.

Flipped is a 2010 American teen romantic comedy drama film directed by Rob Reiner and based on Wendelin Van Draanen's novel of the same name. It began a limited release in the United States on August 6, 2010, followed by a wider release on September 10.

Callan McAuliffe plays Bryce and Madeline Carroll plays Juli. Aidan Quinn and Penelope Ann Miller play Juli's parents, Kevin Weisman plays Juli's mentally disabled uncle, and Shane Harper and Michael Bolten play her two brothers. Anthony Edwards and Rebecca De Mornay play Bryce's parents, and John Mahoney plays his grandfather.