flipper vs gaff

flipper

verb
  • To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water. 

noun
  • Television remote control, clicker. 

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

  • A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play. 

  • A kind of false tooth, usually temporary. 

  • A small flat used to support a larger one. 

  • Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit. 

  • Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin. 

  • In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming. 

  • A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming. 

  • A kitchen spatula. 

gaff

verb
  • To use a gaff, especially to land a fish. 

  • To cheat or hoax. 

  • To doctor or modify for deceptive purposes. 

  • To affix gaffer tape to, or cover with gaffer tape. 

  • To gamble. 

noun
  • Rough or harsh treatment; criticism. 

  • A place of residence. 

  • A trick or con. 

  • A minor error or faux pas, a gaffe. 

  • The upper spar used to control a gaff-rigged sail. 

  • A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat. 

  • A type of tight, panty-like underwear worn to hold the male genitalia tucked backwards and make one's genital region look smooth, as if one had a vulva. 

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