flipante

Spanish

Etymology

From flipar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fliˈpante/ [fliˈpãn̪.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: fli‧pan‧te

Adjective

flipante m or f (masculine and feminine plural flipantes) (Spain, colloquial)

  1. amazing, mind-blowing
    Synonyms: alucinante, acojonante
  2. baffling, puzzling
  3. (figuratively) pleasing

Further reading

  • Félix Rodríguez González (2021) “Anglicismos y formaciones derivadas en español actual”, in Lexis[1], volume XLV, number 2, →DOI, page 601