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- noun Alternative form of
flip-flop . - verb Alternative form of
flip-flop .
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Examples
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My box contained puppet shoes -- four-and-a-half pairs, and a foot in flipflop ( "Flip-Flop (Left) Father Size 12 1/2").
Boing Boing 2009
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Just imagine what the GOP will do with this in the General Election, it will make the 'flipflop' and 'scream' spins look like ice cream.
Clinton Camp: "Karl Rove Is Writing Senator Obama's Talking Points" 2009
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Link you can have a leader that stands by their word (gore/kerry) and loses or someone who can win. do you all realize that the msm is doing a number on him by tagging the flipflop label on the things that he’s been consistent on repeatedly?
Obama Responds to FISA Protest on His Web Site - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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While this flipflop is in part due to the dual crises raging on both sides of the Atlantic, many say it is part of a much broader, more permanent shift in the way investors view the relative risk of government debt, and in the way they charge for it.
Sea Change in Map of Global Risk Matthieu Wirz 2011
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Every time I hear that he told the other woman that he would marry her after Elizabeth dies, my stomach turns a flipflop.
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This blog, Lawrence and his pal's, flipflop daily.
Fleecing of Aurora | Alderman Stephanie Kifowit Flip-Flops on Density Reduction at Your Expense 2009
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Ted Kennedy was right when he roasted you on your abortion flipflop in 1994, pointing out “the difference between us is that I am pro choice and my opponent is multiple choice.”
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Combined with the Richardson fiasco and the flipflop on Burris, it looke like Obama is about as corrupt a pol as there is.
Live Blogging Holder’s Confirmation Hearing - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Real nuance, not what is claimed as nuance but really is a political flipflop.
Netroots Try to Label Fox News as ‘Opinion’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Constant flipflop from Rev. Wright to gas relief if it is politically expedient.
dontcry commented on the word flipflop
See sandal
June 9, 2008