ฟลิปฟล็อป(flíp flóp)

Meanings

2NounB2

flip-flop (change of opinion)

A sudden reversal of a policy, opinion, or decision, especially by a politician or public figure.

Examples

นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)วิจารณ์wí-jaanวิจารณ์wí-jaan1[to] critique; [to] comment on2[to] criticize (often negatively)อย่างหนักyàang nàkอย่างหนักyàang nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intenselyเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการฟลิปฟล็อปgaan flíp-flópการฟลิปฟล็อปgaan flíp-flópflip-flopping; abrupt reversal of stanceนโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)หาเสียงhăa sĭiangหาเสียงhăa sĭiang[to] campaign for votes; canvassไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
That politician was heavily criticized for flip-flopping on the policy he had campaigned on.