Flip (Adjective)
Meaning
Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The comedian's flip remarks about the politician's scandal didn't go over well with the audience.
- The student's teacher was not amused by her flip response to the question about her missing homework.
- The columnist's flip tone in the opinion piece came across as insensitive to many readers.
- The actor's flip attitude towards the film's director was seen as unprofessional by the rest of the cast.
- The flip way the politician dodged the journalist's question about the corruption allegations sparked outrage online.