flipper

1. (theater) A small flat used to support a larger one.Examples: "The flipper is designed to give support by standing at a 90-degree angle to the flat. It probably gets its name from its appearance: cut out like a piece of profile scenery, it resembles the flipper of a marine animal, […]"; "When standing alone, a flat may have a small extension, a FLIPPER, for added strength."

2. (cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.

3. (informal, US) Television remote control, clicker.USinformal

4. (dated, slang) The hand.Examples: "Give me your flipper, old man, and tell me if I can be of any service to you. I'll do what you want at all hazards."Synonyms: flapperdatedslang

5. (dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.Examples: "Dr. Woo attempts to distinguish Blakeslee by pointing out that “one can fondle a breast without having anything to do with dentistry, but one cannot take molds, fabricate and insert flippers into another person's mouth without practicing dentistry.""

6. (finance, art) Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.Examples: "Two notable examples of Zombie Formalism would be the electroplated silver monochromes of Jacob Kassay (b. 1984) and the “Rain Paintings” of Lucien Smith (b. 1989), both recent favorites of the art flippers."