flipper

Example Sentences

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They called it JAWS, which stands for Job Access With Speech, but is also a playful reference to another DOS screen reader called Flipper, like the dolphin in an eponymous 1960s TV show.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2022

Sotelo played wide receiver at Lynwood High School and wore No. 83 in honor of his favorite player, Rams wide receiver Flipper Anderson.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Look After My Bills has paused its operations, and Flipper has closed down completely.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2021

And Negro Head, a summit in Reeves County, will be called Henry Flipper Hill, after a man who was born enslaved in Georgia and became the first Black graduate of the U.S.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2021

“I don’t understand what this Flipper person has to do with this.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt