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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 (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 (1963 film)|''Flipper'' (1963 film)]], about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper
+* [[Flipper (franchise)]], a multimedia franchise about a bottlenose dolphin named Flipper
-*''[[Flipper's New Adventure]]'' (1964), sequel to the 1963 film
+** [[Flipper (1963 film)|''Flipper'' (1963 film)]]
-*[[Flipper (1964 TV series)|''Flipper'' (1964 TV series)]], an adaptation of the 1963 film which originally ran from 1964 to 1967
+** ''[[Flipper's New Adventure]]'' (1964), sequel to the 1963 film
-*[[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 (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, one of the title characters of the Australian animated series ''[[Flipper and Lopaka]]''
+** [[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==
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 *[[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
-*nickname of [[Kirsten Flipkens]] (born 1986), Belgian tennis player
+*[[Kirsten Flipkens]] (born 1986), Belgian tennis player
-*nickname of [[Leandro Ruiz Machado]] (born 1977), Brazilian water polo player
+*[[Leandro Ruiz Machado]] (born 1977), Brazilian water polo player
-*nickname of [[Carmen Milano]] (1929–2006), American disbarred lawyer and mobster
+*[[Carmen Milano]] (1929–2006), American disbarred lawyer and mobster
 ==Other uses==
-*[[Flipper (cricket)]], a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler
 *[[Flipper (mascot)]], Miami Dolphins mascot from 1966 to 1968
-*[[Flipper (mobile application)]]
+*[[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
-*Flipper (toothbrush cover), a holder for toothbrushes [[List of Malaysian inventions and discoveries|invented in Malaysia]]
-*nickname for a [[spatula]] (cooking instrument)
-*nickname for a television [[remote control]]
-*nickname for a temporary [[removable partial denture]]
-*nickname for a temporary removable [[veneer (dentistry)|dental veneer]] ("pageant flippers")
-*nickname for a [[malasada]], a fried dough pastry popular on Cape Cod
 *the ATI-produced Graphics Processing Unit chip used in the [[Nintendo GameCube technical specifications|Nintendo GameCube videogame console]]
+== See also ==
+* [[Flip (disambiguation)]]
 {{disambiguation}}
-[[Category:Lists of people by nickname]]
+[[Category:Nicknames]]