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Where does “flipflash” come from?

flipflash (English) comes from English Flip, from English fillip, from Middle English filippen, from Middle English flappen — to flap, clap, slap, strike.

flipflash (English): A kind of flash unit for a camera, providing a...

Definitions

  1. A kind of flash unit for a camera, providing a...

Ancestry of “flipflash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFlipA Filipino; a person who is of Filipino...
2EnglishfillipThe action of holding the tip of a finger against...
3Middle Englishfilippento make a signal or sound with thumb and right...
4Middle Englishflappento flap, clap, slap, strike
Every word from Middle English flappen →