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  • 11flip side — noun (singular) 1 the side of a record that has a song on it that is less popular than the one on the other side 2 the bad effects of something, after you have just described the good effects: The flip side is that it may cause more pollution …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12flip side — noun Date: 1949 1. the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record 2. a reverse or opposite side, aspect, or result < the flip side of deficient saving…is overconsumption R. S. Gay > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13flip side — Informal. 1. the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record. 2. an opposite, reverse, or sharply contrasted side or aspect of something or someone: The flip side of their charitable activities is a desire for publicity. [1945&#8230; …

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  • 14flip side — np The other side (of a record). What kind of music do you have on the flip side of the tape? 1950s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 15flip side — ☆ flip side n. Informal 1. the reverse side (of a phonograph record), esp. the less important or less popular side 2. the reverse or opposite, often sharply contrasting, side, aspect, effect, etc. of something or someone …

    English World dictionary

  • 16The Other Side of Down — Studio album by David Archuleta Released October 5, 2010 …

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  • 17the other/opposite/flip side of the coin — a different way of looking at or thinking about a situation The economy is improving, but the other side of the coin is that inflation is becoming a bigger problem. • • • Main Entry: ↑coin …

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  • 18flip side — [n] reverse side back, B side*, contraposition, opposite side, other side, other side of the fence*; concept 665 …

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  • 19flip side — ► NOUN informal 1) the B side of a pop single. 2) the reverse or unwelcome aspect of a situation …

    English terms dictionary

  • 20flip side — flip′ side n. 1) inf the reverse and usu. less popular side of a phonograph record 2) cvb inf an opposite or reverse side • Etymology: 1945–50 …

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