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The phrase "a flipper" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a person or thing that flips, such as a type of footwear or a person who flips items for profit.
Example: "He wore a pair of comfortable sandals, often referred to as a flipper, while walking on the beach."
Alternatives: "a flip-flop" or "a flipper shoe".
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A back-stroking sea lion waved a flipper.
The dolphin waves a flipper at people as they pass.
A flipper might hit his head and flood his mask.
But what makes blackface different from drag, or from adding a flipper?
"Short of this, a flipper, a jaw or a tooth would be very welcome".
It munched a little snow and languidly waved a flipper that was tattooed with lesions.
A flipper takes an undervalued piece of real estate and makes it more attractive.
They severed a flipper; Salvador sucked its blood and passed it around.
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This is a flipper-like delivery, squeezed out from under the wrist with a snap of the thumb, which stays low and can go either way.
Given he had a – flipper-sized – hand in just six of the 33 swimming medals won in Rio, they'll probably get by.
What does a flipper-strewn plastic board share with your laptop?
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