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flipside
/ˈflɪpˌsaɪd/
noun 4
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4ADJ.
healthier
FLIPSIDE + NOUN
dollars
PREP.
on
ADV.
partly
Definitions
noun
1
The reverse, in contrast to the obverse.
2
The B-side of a phonograph record.
Nice tune. What's on the flipside?
3
A necessary consequence or corollary of something that acts as a negation or counterbalance; especially one seen as opposite, or as pro versus con.
Walking to work is definitely healthier – on the flipside, though, it takes twice as long.
Of course, the drop is partly the flipside of dollars being in demand. The pound does not benefit from safe-haven status like the Swiss franc or Japanese yen.
4
The occasion when we meet again (e.g. when I return from work, etc.; said on parting); later or tomorrow.
See you on the flipside!
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Nice tune. What's on the flipside?
Wiktionary02
Walking to work is definitely healthier – on the flipside, though, it takes twice as long.
Wiktionary03
Of course, the drop is partly the flipside of dollars being in demand. The pound does not benefit from safe-haven status like the Swiss franc or Japanese yen.
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