En los años ochenta, flipar también significaba estar colocado.
In the eighties, flipar also meant being high.
Me flipa esta canción.
I love this song.
Después de beber tanto, empezó a flipar y lo sacaron del local.
After drinking so much, he began to lose control and they removed him from the venue.
Cuando vi el truco, flipé con lo bien que salió.
When I saw the trick, I was amazed by how well it worked.
Similar words
colocarse
sorprenderse
entusiasmar
alucinar
drogarse
fascinar
descontrolarse
alucinar
chiflar
pasmarse
Meanings
Be amazed or taken aback
verb
everyday
informal
To feel strong surprise, admiration, or disbelief, usually in casual Spanish from Spain.
Examples
Cuando vi el truco, flipé con lo bien que salió.
When I saw the trick, I was amazed by how well it worked.
La gente flipaba al escuchar la noticia.
People were stunned when they heard the news.
Vas a flipar con las vistas desde la terraza.
You are going to be blown away by the views from the terrace.
Todos fliparon al saber que había ganado.
Everyone was shocked to learn that she had won.
Me quedé flipando con su respuesta.
I was left stunned by his answer.
¿No flipas con lo rápido que cambia todo?
Aren't you amazed by how quickly everything changes?
Similar words
alucinar
asombrarse
sorprenderse
quedarse boquiabierto
maravillarse
pasmarse
Like a lot
verb
everyday
informal
To like something very much or find it exciting, often with the thing liked as the grammatical subject.
Examples
Me flipa esta canción.
I love this song.
A mis primos les flipan las motos antiguas.
My cousins are crazy about old motorbikes.
Nos flipó la comida de aquel bar.
We really loved the food at that bar.
A Marta le flipan las novelas de misterio.
Marta is really into mystery novels.
Ese juego te va a flipar.
You are going to love that game.
Les flipaba salir de ruta los domingos.
They loved going on rides on Sundays.
Similar words
encantar
gustar mucho
apasionar
entusiasmar
fascinar
chiflar
Be high or lose control
verb
slang
slang
To be under the effects of a drug, or more broadly to act wildly and lose control.
Examples
En los años ochenta, flipar también significaba estar colocado.
In the eighties, flipar also meant being high.
Decían que se había flipado con pastillas.
They said he had gotten high on pills.
Después de beber tanto, empezó a flipar y lo sacaron del local.
After drinking so much, he began to lose control and they removed him from the venue.
No te flipes, que esto es una reunión seria.
Do not get carried away, this is a serious meeting.
La historia viene de cuando flipar se asociaba a las drogas.
The word comes from a time when flipar was associated with drugs.
Algunos usan flipar para hablar de alguien fuera de sí.
Some people use flipar to talk about someone beside himself.
Similar words
drogarse
colocarse
descontrolarse
alucinar
enloquecer
desvariar
Etymology
Borrowed from English to flip out, first tied to losing control under drugs and later broadened in Spain to surprise and strong liking.
FAQ
What does flipar mean?
flipar means to be amazed, to love something a lot, or in older slang to be high or out of control.
Is flipar formal?
No. flipar is colloquial and is especially associated with Spain.
How is me flipa used?
Me flipa means something like "I love it" or "I'm crazy about it", as in Me flipa esta canción.
Does flipar always involve drugs?
No. The drug sense is older and still real, but everyday use often means being amazed or really liking something.
What preposition follows flipar?
con is common for the cause of surprise or enthusiasm, as in Flipé con la noticia.
Where does flipar come from?
It comes from English to flip out, adapted into Spanish as a regular -ar verb.
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Zany Hornbill
Sep 19
lo flipo en colores sounds so 2000s to me but i still love it
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Marble Narwhal
Sep 12
Derivatives matter here: flipante = amazing or crazy, un flipe = a mind-blowing thing, una flipada = either something wild or an exaggeration. menuda flipada can be praise or shade, depends on the face
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Polar Peacock
Sep 7
For the drug sense, I would not translate shoot up as fliparse. Old slang yes, but if you mean injecting, people in Spain say chutarse or pincharse. flipar is more the trip / being out of it
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Mild Ladybug
Sep 7
no te flipes is its own little phrase. It can mean calm down, but also stop showing off / dont act like you are above everyone. more ego than amazement sometimes
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Lucky Ferret
Sep 6
If you say this in Argentina, dont expect it to land the same way. I have seen Argentines say flipar is basically unknown there, and vacilar for them is just to hesitate, not this Spain slang thing.
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Breezy Dragonfly
Sep 3
en España, si alguien suelta yo flipo, muchas veces no es wow qué bonito. Es más como no me puedo creer la tontería que acabo de oír. mi madre lo usa así todo el tiempo
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Early Coyote
Aug 27
learners ask about this a lot: Spaniards really do say lo flipo / lo flipas. A teacher may twitch because flipar is usually intransitive, but in the street lo flipo just means I cant believe it, or this is mad
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Indigo Gopher
Aug 31
yep, lo flipas is super normal. not elegant Spanish maybe, but normal