flip-flop

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Adverb

OXFORD DICTIONARY

flip-flop, n. & v.
--n.
1 a usu. rubber sandal with a thong between the big and second toe.
2 esp. US a backward somersault.
3 an electronic switching circuit changed from one stable state to another, or through an unstable state back to its stable state, by a triggering pulse.
--v.intr. (-flopped, -flopping) move with a sound or motion suggested by 'flip-flop'.

Etymology

imit.

ROGET THESAURUS

flip-flop

Regression

N regress, regression, retrocession, retrogression, retrograduation, retroaction, reculade, retreat, withdrawal, retirement, remigration, recession, recess, crab-like motion, refluence, reflux, backwater, regurgitation, ebb, return, resilience reflection, reflexion (recoil), flip-flop, volte-face, counter motion, retrograde motion, backward movement, motion in reverse, counter movement, counter march, veering, tergiversation, recidivation, backsliding, fall, deterioration, recidivism, recidivity, reversal, relapse, turning point, receding, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive, refluent, reflex, recidivous, resilient, crab-like, balky, reactionary, back, backwards, reflexively, to the right about, a reculons, a rebours, revenons a nos moutons, as you were.