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Flipper may refer to:

Common meanings

Flipper (anatomy), a forelimb of an aquatic animal, useful for steering and/or propulsion in water
Alternate name for a swimfin, footwear that boosts human swimming efficiency
Flipper (cricket), a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler
Flipper (pinball), a part of a pinball machine used to strike the ball
A speculator who engages in flipping (buying and selling quickly)
Flipper (tool), used for flipping food over while cooking

Film and television

Flipper (franchise), a multimedia franchise about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper
- Flipper (1963 film)
- Flipper's New Adventure (1964), sequel to the 1963 film
- Flipper (1996 film), a remake of the 1963 film starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood
- Flipper (1964 TV series), an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967
- Flipper (1995 TV series), a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995 to 2000
- Flipper, one of the title characters of the Australian animated series Flipper and Lopaka

Music

Die Flippers, a German Schlager group
- Die Flippers (album), the group's first studio album, released in 1970
Flipper (band), a punk band from San Francisco, California
Flipper, a former member of the lesbian punk band Tribe 8

Military

Operation Flipper, a British World War II commando raid with the goal of assassinating Erwin Rommel
Flipper, NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152A Soviet fighter aircraft
M138 "Flipper" portable mine layer, see GEMSS mine system

People

Henry Ossian Flipper (1856–1940), first African-American cadet to graduate from West Point
Willie Flipper Anderson (born 1965), former National Football League wide receiver
Kirsten Flipkens (born 1986), Belgian tennis player
Leandro Ruiz Machado (born 1977), Brazilian water polo player
Carmen Milano (1929–2006), American disbarred lawyer and mobster

Other uses

Flipper (mascot), Miami Dolphins mascot from 1966 to 1968
Flipper (US dinghy), an American sailing dinghy design
Flipper (Danish dinghy), a Danish sailing dinghy design
Flipper (robot combat), a device used to flip over opposing robots
the ATI-produced Graphics Processing Unit chip used in the Nintendo GameCube videogame console

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 '''Flipper''' may refer to:
-*[[flipper (anatomy)]], a limb on some animals
-*[[flipper (robot combat)]], a device used to flip over opposing robots
-{{TOC right|date=March 2013}}
+{{TOC right}}
-==Other uses==
+==Common meanings==
+*[[Flipper (anatomy)]], a forelimb of an aquatic animal, useful for steering and/or propulsion in water
+*Alternate name for a [[swimfin]], footwear that boosts human swimming efficiency
+*[[Flipper (cricket)]], a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler
+*[[Flipper (pinball)]], a part of a pinball machine used to strike the ball
+*A speculator who engages in [[flipping]] (buying and selling quickly)
+*[[Flipper (tool)]], used for flipping food over while cooking
-===Cooking and food===
+==Film and television==
+* [[Flipper (franchise)]], a multimedia franchise about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper
-*flipper, also known as  a [[malasada]], a fried dough pastry popular on Cape Cod
+** [[Flipper (1963 film)|''Flipper'' (1963 film)]]
-*another name for the [[spatula]] cooking instrument
+** ''[[Flipper's New Adventure]]'' (1964), sequel to the 1963 film
+** [[Flipper (1996 film)|''Flipper'' (1996 film)]], a remake of the 1963 film starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood
+** [[Flipper (1964 TV series)|''Flipper'' (1964 TV series)]], an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967
+** [[Flipper (1995 TV series)|''Flipper'' (1995 TV series)]], a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995 to 2000
+** Flipper, one of the title characters of the Australian animated series ''[[Flipper and Lopaka]]''
+==Music==
-===Film and television===
-*[[Flipper (1963 film)|''Flipper'' (1963 film)]], a film about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper, starring Chuck Connors and Luke Halpin
-**''[[Flipper's New Adventure]]'', a 1964 sequel film starring Luke Halpin and Pamela Franklin
-*[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|''Flipper'' (1964 TV series)]], an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967
-*[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|''Flipper'' (1995 TV series)]], a revival of the 1964 series which ran from 1995 to 2000
-*[[Flipper (1996 film)|''Flipper'' (1996 film)]], a remake of the 1963 film starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood
-*''[[Flipper and Lopaka]]'', a 1999 Australian animated television series, with additional stories made in 2005
-*Flipper, a fictional dolphin in various films including the 1996 film ''[[Flipper (1996 film)|Flipper]]'' starring Paul Hogan and Elijah Wood
-===Games and sports===
-* [[Nintendo GameCube technical specifications|Flipper]], the name of the ATi-produced Graphics Processing Unit chip used in the Nintendo GameCube videogame console
-* [[flipper (cricket)]], a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler
-* [[flipper (pinball)]], a part of a pinball machine used to strike the ball
-* [[swimfin|flipper (swimming)]], a swimfin to aid movement through the water
-===Music===
 *[[Die Flippers]], a German Schlager group
+**[[Die Flippers (album)|''Die Flippers'' (album)]], the group's first studio album, released in 1970
 *[[Flipper (band)]], a punk band from San Francisco, California
+*Flipper, a former member of the lesbian punk band [[Tribe 8]]
-===People===
+==Military==
-* [[Henry Ossian Flipper]] (1856&ndash;1940), the first African-American cadet to graduate from West Point
-* [[Flipper Anderson]], former National Football League wide receiver
-* nickname of American mobster [[Carmen Milano]]
-* nickname of Brazilian water polo player [[Leandro Ruiz Machado]]
-* [[Flipper (mascot)]], Miami Dolphins mascot from 1966 to 1968
-===Other===
 *[[Operation Flipper]], a British World War II commando raid with the goal of assassinating Erwin Rommel
+*Flipper, NATO reporting name of the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152A]] Soviet fighter aircraft
-*a slang term for a temporary [[removable partial denture]]
+*M138 "Flipper" portable mine layer, see [[GEMSS mine system]]
-*a speculator who engages in [[flipping]] (buying and selling quickly)
-*another word for a television [[remote control]]
+==People==
+*[[Henry Ossian Flipper]] (1856–1940), first African-American cadet to graduate from West Point
+*Willie [[Flipper Anderson]] (born 1965), former National Football League wide receiver
+*[[Kirsten Flipkens]] (born 1986), Belgian tennis player
+*[[Leandro Ruiz Machado]] (born 1977), Brazilian water polo player
+*[[Carmen Milano]] (1929–2006), American disbarred lawyer and mobster
+==Other uses==
+*[[Flipper (mascot)]], Miami Dolphins mascot from 1966 to 1968
+*[[Flipper (US dinghy)]], an American sailing dinghy design
+*[[Flipper (Danish dinghy)]], a Danish sailing dinghy design
+*[[Flipper (robot combat)]], a device used to flip over opposing robots
+*the ATI-produced Graphics Processing Unit chip used in the [[Nintendo GameCube technical specifications|Nintendo GameCube videogame console]]
+== See also ==
+* [[Flip (disambiguation)]]
 {{disambiguation}}
+[[Category:Nicknames]]