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[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flipping your hair]]. This can vary from running your hand through your hair to brushing a few locks out of your eyes to giving your long hair a good toss, but it almost always conveys nearly the same things: confidence, arrogance, vanity. As such, it is a gesture most often employed by {{Bishonen}}, TheOjou or the AlphaBitch, though kinder characters can also use it to merely [[LongHairIsFeminine accentuate their femininity]] or show that they're in a good mood. A bishounen's hair flip is usually accompanied with a large helping of BishieSparkle--females are also accompanied by SlowMotion. Another variation is when a woman tilts her head at 45 degrees and delivers eye contact in a come hither look.

* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' [[{{Munchkin}} Vriska Serket]] gives her hair a good toss in the "Alternia[[Videogame/{{Earthbound}} bound]]" flash. Which one fan took [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EC-QTiM5xM to its logical conclusion...]]

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In the third episode, Lestat de Lioncourt [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/253888590bfaf36318c049fcb656786b/b4f29d7540a39c7b-6f/s540x810/1d7b42f6f47fd17d1888aa08204eab6313690d45.gif flips his shoulder-length hair]] while playing the piano onstage at the Azalea because he relishes being theatrical.

%%* Nick in ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron''.

* In Film/DudeWheresMyCar Christie flips her hair out of her face with a HaughtyHmph after watching her boyfriend get picked up and devoured by a GiantWoman right in front of her.

* ''Series/CharliesAngels''

* According to Ashley in ''Series/TwoOfAKind'' when a guy nods to say hi, a girl should respond with a smile and Hair Flip as Mary-Kate does. You should avoid [[MomentKiller sending your hair clip flying into the punch bowl however]].

* Max teaches Caroline to do this along with a confident walk after lying to the usher to sneak into a movie in the ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls'' episode "And the Hold-Up"
* Shawn Hunter on ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'' had one of those 90's curtained hairstyles that required him to constantly brush it out of his face. He got a haircut in the later seasons, though. It was even the subject of a running gag in season 2, in which Shawn, much to Cory's jealousy, could repeatedly cause girls to stop and hit on him out of nowhere simply by doing a hair flip in a crowded school hallway.
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'': In that one episode in which Sheldon didn't get a hair cut on time, he kept flipping his bangs back with a flick of the head with "[[Music/JustinBieber I feel like a teenage heartthrob]]."
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. [[ObliviousToLove Before he's forced to admit]] he's actually fallen for Buffy, Spike goes on a long rant about all the things he hates about her, including that "bouncing shampoo-commercial hair!" A year later when Spike admits that he actually likes this, [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame Buffy responds by cutting her hair short]].
* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': While undercover trying to infiltrate a Latino drug gang that regularly hangs out in a pool hall, Det. Jamie Lavato wears a [[FanService short, form-fitting, low-cut, silky red dress]] and flips her hair from one side to the other as she leans over to line up her cue for her next shot. The ploy works.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'': When the Fourth Doctor's hair [[SexySoakedShirt gets wet down]] in "The Android Invasion", he gets to do [[http://images.plurk.com/IqVV0OaClMceYmi2sv52I.gif a funny one]].

* [[Series/GilmoreGirls Lorelai Gilmore]] has a rather legendary hair flip, lampshaded by Luke, who says she can get him to do pretty much anything by flipping her hair.
* On a 1977 episode of ''[[TalkShow The Mike Douglas Show]]'', the host was set to interview the stars of [[Film/ANewHope a certain new film.]] [[Creator/MarkHamill One of them]] took his seat on stage while simultaneously performing a hair flip so mighty [[https://youtu.be/EYY6Nr7g0sA?t=1m49s it was very likely felt three counties away.]]
* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Headhunter", the GirlOfTheWeek takes off a space helmet and flips her hair accordingly. Then male hero Avon [[{{Camp}} does the same thing]].
* In the BBC television adaptation of ''Literature/TheSilverChair'', the Black Knight's identity is hidden by a mask covering his face and head. When he takes it off, he shakes out his shoulder-length hair, [[spoiler:revealing himself to be Prince Rilian.]]

* Haruka of ''{{Anime/Free}}'' does this whenever he gets out of the water.

** Koizumi does this in the anime, right after taking down a blue giant.

* Every shampoo advert ever.

* ''Anime/{{K}}'''s Reisi does this at times.

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* ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Frieda whenever she talks about her "naturally curly hair."
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* Koizumi does this in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' right after taking down a blue giant.
** Haruhi does this herself at the end of the opening credits of her show as well in the episode "Melancholy II", rightfully indicative of her... [[GenkiGirl forceful]] personality.

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flipping your hair]]. This can vary from running your hand through your hair to brushing a few locks out of your eyes to giving your long hair a good toss, but it almost always conveys nearly the same things: confidence, arrogance, vanity. As such, it is a gesture most often employed by {{Bishonen}}, TheOjou or the AlphaBitch, though kinder characters can also use it to merely accentuate their femininity or show that they're in a good mood. A bishounen's hair flip is usually accompanied with a large helping of BishieSparkle--females are also accompanied by SlowMotion. Another variation is when a woman tilts her head at 45 degrees and delivers eye contact in a come hither look.

->''"I like my hair''\\
''Really, it is pleasant to the touch''\\
''I toss my hair a bit too much."''

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--> ''I should've thought of this ages ago. My old hairstyle just doesn't emphasise a dramatic gesture the same way.''

* Lila from ''Fanfic/MarinetteDupainChengsSpitePlaylist'' often flips her hair after making a flippant -and usually completely erroneous- remark.
-->'''Lila:''' "Lots of people are nice, but not everyone can claim to be the great-grand daughter of the world-famous piano player Victor Laurent." *Hair Flip*\\
'''Martin:''' "Victor Laurent didn't have any children. He died alone at the age of 72 from pneumonia."

* Done by Wyldstyle in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''. Except, of course that her hair is a solid peice of plastic that just ''rotates'' on her head.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/{{Moana}}'', as after managing to reach the boat stolen by Maui with the ocean’s help, the titular character whips around to be dramatic, only her soaked hair slaps across her face and she has to lift it up to speak.

* Rainbow Dash in ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Equestria Girls: Rainbow - Rocks]]'' has a rather epic one in the song "[[IAmGreatSong Awesome as I Wanna Be]]".

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* VideoGame/PokemonXAndY even did this with Bellossom in Pokemon Amie. Sometimes, your Bellossom will sway four times before finally touching its right flower on its head and moving its hand so fast that its right flower twirls fast. "So cute" indeed.

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* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' [[{{Munchkin}} Vriska Serket]] gives her hair a good toss in the "Alternia[[Videogame/{{Earthbound}} bound]]" flash.
** Which one fan took [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EC-QTiM5xM to its logical conclusion...]]
* Finn from ''Webcomic/WarriorU'' is grudgingly impressed by Darren's perfect little hair flip, but can't seem to master it himself.
-->'''Darren''':This tournament's going to be too easy! *Flick*\\
'''Finn''': I wish ''I'' could flick my hair like that... *Fwick*

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* Dana in ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'''s Trope of the Week "UnresolvedSexualTension''.
-->'''Dana''': I could let my hair down and be all "Hair Flip! Hair Flip!" and you'd be like "Oh, that is so-super-sexy, how did I not realize."

-->'''"Dawg"''': (''getting hit by Tina' hair'') Bitch, what you on?!

''There she was.

(Bonus points for a Music/OneDirection reference later on.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls #48'': In "Drama-O-Rama," Blossom does this with her ponytail, showing off for the "reality" TV show cameras that have invaded the Utonium home.

* In a Coast Capital Savings (a [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canadian]] credit union) ad, a man remarks that he's losing his hair due to the stress of dealing with banks. His wife tells him that with Coast's low fees, she's sure it'll all grow back. They enter the bank to find customers and tellers [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBaRq2bzfXE flipping their beautiful, long, luscious hair in slow motion to enchanting music]].

[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Flipping your hair]]. This can vary from running your hand through your hair to brushing a few locks out of your eyes to giving your RapunzelHair a good toss, but it almost always conveys nearly the same things: confidence, arrogance, vanity. As such, it is a gesture most often employed by {{Bishonen}}, TheOjou or the AlphaBitch, though kinder characters can also use it to merely accentuate their femininity or show that they're in a good mood. A bishounen's hair flip is usually accompanied with a large helping of BishieSparkle--females are also accompanied by SlowMotion. Another variation is when a woman tilts her head at 45 degrees and delivers eye contact in a come hither look.

** The fourth game has Palutena (of ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' fame) do this with her [[RapunzelHair very long hair]] as one of her taunts, complete with a seductive "Ready when you are!".
** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Marth]] and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lucina]] do this in their idle animations, as well as [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] (who is now based on her incarnation from the "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast Li]][[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds nk]]" duology) in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]''. [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2 Mythra]], whose hair is ''[[RapunzelHair almost]]'' as long as Palutena's, also does this for one of her idle animations.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. [[BelligerentSexualTension Before he's forced to admit he's actually fallen for Buffy]], Spike goes on a long rant about all the things he hates about her, including that "bouncing shampoo-commercial hair!" A year later when Spike admits that he actually likes this, Buffy responds by cutting her hair short.

* In that one episode in which [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Sheldon]] didn't get a hair cut on time, he kept flipping his bangs back with a flick of the head with "[[Music/JustinBieber I feel like a teenage heartthrob]]."

** Dante himself adopts this in 4 when entering the Dark Slayer style as a homage to the character above.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/Moana'', as after managing to reach the boat stolen by Maui with the ocean’s help, the titular character whips around to be dramatic, only her soaked hair slaps across her face and she has to lift it up to speak.

'''Kim:''' Until we find Drakken and his machine, we'll just have to deal. ''(looks at Ron)'' What are you doing?\\
'''Ron:''' Your hair. It's so... flippy!

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' (pictured) sometimes. In the episode "Mind Games," Ron [[FreakyFridayFlip (in Kim's body)]] invokes this trope, much to the annoyance of Kim [[FreakyFridayFlip (in Ron's body)]]:
--> ''(Body-switched Kim talks to Wade on the Kimmunicator as body-switched Ron flips his/her long auburn hair forward and back.)''\\
'''Kim (as "Ron"):''' Until we find Drakken and his machine, we'll just have to deal. ''(looks at Ron)'' What are you doing?\\
'''Ron (as "Kim"):''' Your hair. It's so... flippy!

See also ShakingHerHairLoose.