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I'm reading a novel named "flipped" and it's also a movie, what does "flipped" mean as this title?
I'm reading a novel named "flipped" and it's also a movie, what does "flipped" mean as this title?
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Hmm. It’s possible the English title has a double meaning. “Flipped” can mean to have an exaggerated emotional response to something. To overreact.
But the title also refers to the characters changing their opinions of each other. Ex:
She liked him, he didn’t like her.
He didn’t like her, now he does.
“Flip” means to turn something over. You flip a coin, for instance. So it’s referring to how they’ve changed.
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If this is the book you mean, “flipped” refers to the two characters who changed places. She liked him, now she doesn’t. He wasn’t interested in her, now he is. They “flipped.”
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@lindsay1210 Yes it is, the Chinese translation of this book's title is“怦然心动”, which means you really like someone so you fell your heart is beating fast when you see him/her. Does "flipped" have the same meaning?
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Hmm. It’s possible the English title has a double meaning. “Flipped” can mean to have an exaggerated emotional response to something. To overreact.
But the title also refers to the characters changing their opinions of each other. Ex:
She liked him, he didn’t like her.
He didn’t like her, now he does.
“Flip” means to turn something over. You flip a coin, for instance. So it’s referring to how they’ve changed.
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@lindsay1210 Thank you very much! I understand the title now.
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