flippa
French
editVerb
editflippa
- third-person singular past historic of flipper
Italian
editVerb
editflippa
- inflection of flippare:
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom English flip + -a. Attested since 1983.
Verb
editflippa (present flippar, preterite flippade, supine flippat, imperative flippa)
- (slang) to flip, to flip out (go berserk or crazy)
- Synonym: flippa ur
- (sports) to flip (the ball, in soccer)
- to be successful
- Antonym: floppa
Usage notes
editUsually only in expressions like "flippa eller floppa" in (sense 3).
Conjugation
editConjugation 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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | flippande | |||
| Past participle | flippad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||