flip side

noun

variants or less commonly flipside

ˈflip-ˌsīd

plural flip sides also flipsides

: the reverse side of a phonograph record

[Taylor] Swift has an exclusive 7-inch single of "The Lakes" … On the flip side: "The Lakes (original version)," an orchestral take on the song not previously available on vinyl.—

Mike Snider

also : a song presented on the flip side of a record

The flip side of The Stone Poneys' "Different Drum" was the Pamela Polland composition "I've Got to Know." —

Warren Kurtz

: a reverse or opposite side, aspect, or result

The flipside of the disquieting inflation news is good news on the state of the economy …—

Paul Wiseman

Sixteen City Council members are stepping down, which means fresh faces and new ideas—but on the flip side, a huge loss of institutional knowledge about the basics of how the city operates …—

The Chicago Sun-Times

Examples of flip side in a Sentence

That song was on the flip side of their first single. Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.

Recent Examples on the Web On the flip side, Jennifer Lopez paired a structured basket bag that would make Jane Birkin proud with a cropped slogan tee and low-rise, dirty wash jeans. —

Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 5 July 2024 On the flip side, Americans’ buying power judged by their personal income has climbed a smaller 21% pace since 2003, according to the Department of Commerce’s per-person measures. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024 On the flip side: Couldn’t some level of pragmatism on who the buyers might be show the right collision of fantasy and reality, in the founder’s mind? —

Byandy Dunn, Fortune, 27 June 2024 On the flip side, Sharon Osbourne said in November that Ozempic has prevented her from gaining weight. —

Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for flip side

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