flip-flopper

Intro

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• candidates
• campaign
• flip-flopper
• random

• derogatory
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Back in November, we had our Presidential elections. One of the candidates was trying to say that the other one changed his mind too often.
His campaign came up with a name to call him. They called him a flip-flopper.

Dialog

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Steph

Derek

Steph:  Do you remember that term flip-flopper that people were using in politics all the time in November?

Derek:  Oh yeah. It’ll be a while before I forget.

Steph:  I know. Have you been hearing it at all outside of political language? Like, sometimes I hear it at parties or some random place.

Derek:  Really? I’ve heard it in terms of like the, the footwear.

Steph:  Oh, the footwear, right. I think that’s where it comes from, but then after the election, I started hearing it all over the place. Like friends, if you change your mind, they’re like, oh you’re a flip-flopper or.

Derek:  Oh yeah. It’s kind of a derogatory term isn’t it?

Steph:  Well yeah. It just means, ya know, someone who changes their mind often. And as someone who changes their mind pretty often, I guess I am a flip-flopper.

Derek:  Yeah. But I can’t imagine that you’d be too much of a flip-flopper.

Steph:  I try not to be.

Derek:  That’s good.

 

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