flip side

1. Lit. the "other" side of a phonograph record. On the flip side, we have another version of "Love Me Tender" sung by Sandy Softly. You really should listen to the flip side sometime.

2. Fig. another aspect of a situation. On the flip side, if we lower the taxes it may stimulate consumer spending.

flip side

1. n. the “other” side of a phonograph record. On the flip side, we have another version of “Love Me Tender” sung by Beverly Mills.

2. n. the “other” side of something, such as an argument. I want to hear the flip side of this before I make a judgment.

3. n. the return trip of a long journey. (Citizens band radio.) See ya. Catch you on the flip side, maybe.

flip side

The other side of a 45 or 78 rpm vinyl record. The phrase was popularized by radio disc jockeys in the context of “. . . and that was Chuck Berry singing his latest hit, Roll Over Beethoven—and now let's hear the flip side, Drifting Heart.” When a song became a hit, its side of the record became the “A side” and the flip side was then referred to as the “B side.” Then CDs made As and Bs passe′.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Antony	AN-tə-nee	English
Makarios	-	Late Greek
Florijan	-	Croatian
Billings	['bliŋz]
Armitage	['a:mitidʒ]
Noak	-	Swedish