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flipe

verbclothing

Turn up hem; strip or peel

To turn up or roll the hem or cuff of a garment to shorten it; also, to strip or peel off skin or peel from something.

Example in use

Flipe up yer trews afore ye gae oot.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/FLEEP/

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