flip side

noun

variants or less commonly flipside

ˈflip-ˌsīd 

plural flip sides also flipsides

1

: 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

2

: 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, Austin Jackson has been a turnstile for all but one game this season, which is his seventh season as an NFL starter. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

The flip side of El Niño is a La Niña, which is marked by relatively cool water in the tropical Pacific around the equator. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

The flip side, however, is that the Giants are also one loss to the Cardinals away from sounding the alarms. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

On the flip side, rising Treasury yields do present an opportunity for bond investors. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for flip side

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied