a common name for animals which have flippers, such as dolphins and seals.

In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming. / A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.

To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.

plural of flipper

present participle of flipper

Having flippers.

simple past tense and past participle of flipper

(offensive, slang) A person born with defective limbs as a result of the mother taking thalidomide during pregnancy.

plural of flipper baby

(informal, derogatory) A cook in a fast food restaurant.