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5	[[caption-width-right:343: [[WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared "I use my hair to express myself..."]]]]
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7	->''"I like my hair\
8	Really, it is pleasant to the touch\
9	I toss my hair a bit too much."''
10	-->-- '''Leaf''', ''Theatre/TheTwentyFifthAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee''
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12	[[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}}, the {{Ojou}} 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.
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14	Pretty much every time a woman with long hair takes off a motorcycle helmet, especially if [[SamusIsAGirl she's been assumed to be male until that point]].
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16	See also ShakingHerHairLoose. If this trope is used to show disinterest or disrespect, it is an example of PrimpOfContempt.
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19	!!Examples:
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23	[[folder:Advertising]]
24	* 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.]]
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27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* ''Manga/CityHunter'': Many female characters (like Saeko or Kasumi) often flip her hair when they are feeling worried or to express calm and confidence.
29	* Akio from ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' does it sometimes when he's feeling dramatic.
30	%% * Haruka of ''{{Anime/Free}}'' does this whenever he gets out of the water.
31	* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'':
32	%% ** Koizumi does this in the anime, right after taking down a blue giant.
33	** Haruhi does this herself at the end of the anime's first opening, as well in the episode "Melancholy II", rightfully indicative of her [[GenkiGirl forceful]] personality.
34	* Sesshoumaru from ''Manga/InuYasha'' tends to do this when he feels he's [[SurroundedByIdiots being forced to explain something obvious]].
35	%% * ''Anime/{{K}}'''s Reisi does this at times.
36	* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': LongHairedPrettyBoy Sherlock Holmes has more than a few moments of scraping his hair back out of his face--most memorably when he first speaks to William in the very first panel that shows his face, and again when he introduces himself out of costume after returning from The Great Hiatus before he ties his hair back again. Both moments epitomize his confident, cocky personality.
37	* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
38	** When [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Cure Aqua]] made an appearance in ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' [[Recap/HCPC07FriendshipFullThrottle Episode 7]], she triumphantly flips some strands of her hair after delivering the anniversary message.
39	** In [[Recap/HealinGoodPrettyCureE17 Episode 17]] of ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'', Shindoine flicks her hair back after landing in the rain.
40	* Homura Akemi from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has this as her CharacterTic. [[spoiler:She's not used to having her hair loose instead of her braids from the first few time loops.]]
41	* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', [[http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww262/CapZiggy/hairflipruforreal400.gif hair flipping]] is one of [[TheCharmer Barnaby's]] many fangirl-drawing techniques.
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44	[[folder:Comic Books]]
45	* ''ComicBook/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.
46	* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'':
47	** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlRebirth'', the titular heroine has taken this habit to express confusion or annoyance. In ''Plain Sight'' she runs her hand through her hair when she finds out about an upcoming school dance because she can't see the point.
48	** In ''ComicBook/SupergirlBeingSuper'' Kara Danvers plays with a lock of her hair when she is confused, nervous or overwhelmed.
49	** In ''ComicBook/{{Bizarrogirl}}'', Kara flips her blond locks nervously as she apologizes to Lana for previous rude behavior.
50	* ''ComicBook/TheLegendOfWonderWoman2016'': Despite her hair being short enough that her hand doesn't touch it when she flicks her head and hand in the motions of a hair flip Pamela Smuthers still makes the motion while turning haughtily away from Etta after she thinks she's scored a date with Etta's crush.
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53	%% [[folder:Comic Strips]]
54	%% * ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'': Frieda whenever she talks about her "naturally curly hair."
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57	[[folder:Fan Works]]
58	* In ''Fanfic/PokemonMaster'' many characters--mainly the female ones: Giselle, Erika, Duplica--did it constantly (WordOfGod says he finds the gesture cool), but the main offenders are the two main characters, [[BattleCouple Ash and Misty]]. Ash does it because his hair is longish and gets in his face frequently, and FieryRedhead {{Tsundere}} Misty to convey her annoyance.
59	* ''Fanfic/DoingItRightThisTime'': Asuka discovers that being able to do these properly is an unexpected fringe benefit to ditching [[ImportantHairAccessory her signature nerve-clip barrettes]].
60	-->'''Asuka:''' I should've thought of this ages ago. My old hairstyle just doesn't emphasise a dramatic gesture the same way.
61	* Subverted in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10340937/6/The-Return-Remixed The Return-Remixed]]'' when Wrestling/{{Maryse}} went to do her signature hair flip. While she was setting it up, her opponent, Ashley Massaro, grabbed her and slammed her head-first into her knee, breaking her nose.
62	* Lila from ''Fanfic/MarinetteDupainChengsSpitePlaylist'' often flips her hair after making a flippant -- and usually completely erroneous -- remark.
63	-->'''Lila:''' Lots of people are nice, but not everyone can claim to be the great-granddaughter of the world-famous piano player Victor Laurent. ''[hair flip]''\
64	'''Martin:''' Victor Laurent didn't have any children. He died alone at the age of 72 from pneumonia.
65	* ''Fanfic/TheUnfantasticAdventuresOfBizarroNo1'': When Bizarro is looking for help to fight the [[ManOfKryptonite Blue-Kryptonite Men]], Bizarro ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} yawns, pulls one lock away from her eye and asks how much he is willing to pay for her and Bizarro Franchise/WonderWoman's assistance.
66	* In ''Fanfic/FuturesFreakMeOut'', Asuka brushes her hair back behind her ear nervously when her father asks if she is considering marrying her current boyfriend.
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69	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
70	* Done by Wyldstyle in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie''. Except, of course that her hair is a solid piece of plastic that just ''rotates'' on her head.
71	* The famous shot of Ariel emerging from the water after being transformed into a human in ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid''.
72	* 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.
73	* In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMoonMonsterMadness'', Daphne and Shannon keep flipping their hair.
74	* Prince Charming's introduction in ''WesternAnimation/Shrek2''.
75	* Rainbow Dash in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'' has a rather epic one in the song "[[IAmGreatSong Awesome as I Wanna Be]]".
76	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Carter Murphy-Mayhew flips his hair while about to open his locker, causing Mei to see him with a CrushFilter.
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79	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
80	* ''Film/CharliesAngels2000'':
81	** Natalie does this in order to attract the attention of her love interest. It's even underscored by a gong going off in the background and a dramatic zoom on his reaction.
82	--->'''Alex''': Flip your ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis God. Damn. Hair.]]''
83	** Alex does this in every single close up.
84	* ''Film/{{Deadpool\|2016}}'': Deadpool pretends to do a hair flip while mocking Negasonic Teenage Warhead’s disaffected attitude. (Ironically, [=NTW’s=] actual [[BoyishShortHair haircut]] is too short for her to do this.)
85	* 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.
86	* In ''Film/{{Gilda}}'', the titular character is asked "Are you decent?" She flips her hair back and responds "Me?"
87	* Most people born after the '60s were likely introduced to the famous ''Gilda'' scene when it appeared in ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption''. In that film, it had a run of showings in Shawshank Prison and was wildly popular with the lonely men imprisoned. In fact, the original novella that film was based on, from the collection ''Literature/DifferentSeasons'', was titled "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption".
88	-->'''Red''': This is the part I really like, where she does that shit with her hair.
89	* Cameron Diaz also did it in her first movie, ''Film/TheMask''.
90	* Gen telling the Film/IcePrincess to "Work the hair."
91	* ''Film/AirplaneIITheSequel'' spoofs this with Elaine flipping her hair in slow motion after removing a bobby pin, even though it's so they can short out the ship's computer before crashing into the sun.
92	* ''Film/CabinFever'': A passionate sex scene ends with [[ModestOrgasm a quick hair toss from the woman as she finishes.]]
93	* in ''{{Film/Eurotrip}}'', [[OneOfTheBoys Jenny]] pulls off a glorious slow motion hair flip in her ''she was BeautifulAllAlong'' scene on the nude beach. It causes quite a stir...
94	* ''Film/JumanjiWelcomeToTheJungle'': PlayedForLaughs when Bethany tries to teach Martha to flirt with some guards [[WeNeedADistraction as a distraction]]. Martha's attempt at a sexy hair flip is [[BadBadActing absurdly exaggerated]] and leaves her looking more LimpAndLivid than anything.
95	** Sequel ''Film/JumanjiTheNextLevel'' has an even bigger PlayedForLaughs case done by ''a horse''.
96	* Many [[Franchise/JamesBond Bond girls]] get some hair flip action. Special mention to Denise Richards', queen of epic hair flips (see below), who pulls off one of those in her HAZMAT suit.
97	* James St. James has a habit of doing this to seemingly no end in ''Film/PartyMonster''.
98	* Two of them in rapid succession in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', by Black Widow and then by Loki.
99	** The former likes to do that whenever she does a ThreePointLanding. A scene in [[Film/BlackWidow2021 her solo movie]] has Natasha's 'sister' Yelena mocking [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaKDsZ0dYzg "this thing that you do in the fighting, with the hand and the hair".]]
100	** The latter is no slouch in this department either; when doing [[Series/Loki2021 his solo show]], ''Webvideo/HonestTrailers'' had to dedicate some time to highlight Loki flipping his hair.
101	* Lola Bunny does this several times in ''Film/SpaceJam'', [[DisSimile except she does it with her rabbit ears, and she does it by blowing on them]]. Still, it's very obviously meant to convey this trope.
102	* Pai Mei from ''Film/KillBillVol2'' did this ''with his beard''. [[ArrogantKungFuGuy All]] [[KungFuWizard the]] [[MyKungFuIsStrongerThanYours time.]]
103	* ''Film/SoClose'': Lynn manages to ''weaponize it'' during her fight with the SympatheticInspectorAntagonist, using her hair to slap her in the face.
104	* One of the feminine tricks to attract male attention that Blondell teaches Samantha in ''Film/{{Sam}}''. Doc is visibly stunned when she demonstrates it for him.
105	* ''Film/TheyCallMeBruce''. FBI agents disguised as Hare Krishnas bust some mobsters, then both male and female agents do this trope after pulling off their latex head coverings.
106	* ''Film/WonderWoman2017''. Diana does this just before she climbs the ladder into No Man's Land to single-handedly assault the German lines. A soldier who turns to look at her at that point can be seen gaping in astonishment, before stumbling back into his colleagues as if cast aside by the sheer momentum of her hair!
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109	[[folder:Literature]]
110	* Creator/DavPond mentions it a lot in his poetry.
111	** The most famous example from ''There She Was'':
112	--> ''There she was.
113	Flipping her hair as she flipped herself across the stage.
114	I was neptunic.
115	With every flip, my neptunicity skyrocketed to newer heights.
116	There she was.''
117	(Bonus points for a Music/OneDirection reference later on).
118	** From ''[[Literature/WhyCantThePerfectGirlExistIn2022OrAComplaintToMyInnerLight Why Can’t The Perfect Girl Exist In 2022???]]'': ''And there was a perfect girl for me.
119	With flippy flowing brown hair.
120	Who literally flipped her hair for a living.
121	Who practically pinvented professional hair flipping.
122	Who pretty much changed the world with the way she flipped her hair.''
123	** From ''DILWID'', ''I wish that I could watch her hair flip down.''
124	** From ''Pepsi'', [[https://allpoetry.com/poem/16693956-Pepsi-by-Dav-Pond which - the whole poem - is just a metaphor for Pond’s love interest’s hair]], ''Her flippy, wavy, shoulder-length hair was the colour of Pepsi.
125	She would let it flip behind her, perfectly.''
126	** From ''The Next Keith Moon'',
127	''The perfect girl of my dreams was never trained how to flip her hair.''
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130	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
131	* 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".
132	* ''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]]."
133	* ''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]].
134	* 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.
135	* ''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]].
136	* ''Series/CharliesAngels'':
137	** In the ''Charlie's Angels'' TV series opening credits, Kelly Garrett (Jaclyn Smith) did one after taking off a motorcycle helmet.
138	** The Angels were going undercover via trying out for a cheerleading squad. One of the guys hiring ''really hated'' hair flipping, so the girls told some other girls that he ''loved'' it, to increase their chances of getting on the squad.
139	** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDA4MYH0skE#t=12m43s this scene]] in "Toni's Boys" Kris Munroe (Cheryl Ladd) does this right before Bob Sorenson (Bob Seagren) [[ShirtlessScene takes his shirt off]].
140	* ''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.
141	* ''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]].
142	* In ''{{Series/Friends}}'', Ross' cousin Cassie (played by Denise Richards) does this, causing Chandler, Ross, and [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Phoebe]] to stand slack-jawed while Music/BarryWhite plays in the background.
143	* ''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.
144	* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E3IsMyVeryNatureThatOfADevil Is My Very Nature That of a Devil]]", 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.
145	* 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.]]
146	* Played with on ''Series/MockTheWeek'', where Russel Howard recounted a game he'd play with his friends in high school called "Tilt the Wig", where they would get the teacher so irate that his combover would flip over on the wrong side of his head.
147	* Summer Landsdown from ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' does this after removing her biker helmet in the first episode.
148	* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': In an episode guest-hosted by Tina Fey with musical guest Justin Beiber, Fey plays a teacher with a crush on Beiber's character, who flips his hair every time the camera is on him.
149	* 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.]]
150	* 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]].
151	* Just about any time Alex turns his attention to Nicola Grey in ''Series/TheWorstYearOfMyLifeAgain'' (especially if it's the first time she appears in the episode), she will be doing a hair flip.
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154	[[folder:Music]]
155	* The Willow Smith song and music video "Whip My Hair" is all about this.
156	* Sing along now! [[Music/OneDirection Baby, you light up my world like nobody else/The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed...]]
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159	[[folder:Music Videos]]
160	* Multiple examples occur in Music/{{Miserable}} courtesy of [[GiantWoman giantess]] [[Creator/PamelaAnderson Val]]:
161	** Early in the video she gives her hair a small flip after waving at the guys, who are standing on her hip.
162	** When A.Jay swings a backhand towards her in what appears to be a vain attempt to assert his masculinity, her hair whips around her face.
163	** Later, when the whole band is performing in front of her.
164	** Near the end of the video, she flips her hair multiple times as she dances to the guitar solo Jeremy is performing for her.
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167	[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]
168	* Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestler {{Wrestling/Kane}} does this often, usually during his entrance. Although many long-haired wrestlers have done a hair flip at some point in their careers, Kane has used it on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnOKtD80wVY more than]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0EKej7x9ZY one occasion]] to respond to someone in lieu of actually saying anything (not because he was incapable of talking as he was early in his career--more likely because he didn't want to).
169	* This became a signature tic of Arch Kincaid about two years into his career when he shaved off all of his hair except for a thin layer by his forehead which he alternates between flipping over back to make it appear like he has more hair than he really does or over his face to give the appearance of bangs down to his chin.
170	* A signature taunt of Wrestling/{{WWE}} Diva Wrestling/{{Maryse}}.
171	* Irish indie wrestler Wrestling/KateyHarvey does this quite a bit as well. It's actually a ShoutOut to Maryse, of whom she's a fan.
172	* Finnish-Canadian wrestler Silvie Silver flips her hair quite a bit too.
173	* When Wrestling/{{Brooke\|Adams}} Tessmacher previously made her entrance with her hair in a bun, she would flip it after [[ShakingHerHairLoose shaking it free]]. Now she comes out with her hair down but the flipping remains.
174	* WWE ring announcer-turned wrestler Wrestling/SummerRae seems to have adopted this as part of her entrance. Maryse commented on this on Twitter, saying [[SarcasmMode "Wish I'd thought of that."]]
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177	[[folder:Theatre]]
178	* ''Theatre/{{Wicked}}'': "And ''this'' is how you toss your hair. [Toss] You can toss it like this [Toss] or toss it with your hand [Toss] or use your whole body." [TOSS]
179	* ''Theatre/TheTwentyFifthAnnualPutnamCountySpellingBee'': Leaf ''says'' he tends to do this, but he probably shared that in a moment of AttentionDeficitOohShiny.
180	* ''Theatre/LoveInHateNation'': "One girl pretends that she don't care as she fidgets with her hair. I'm the other one."
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183	[[folder:Video Games]]
184	* Rufus Shinra from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', too. Cloud also does one as one of his [[GoingThroughTheMotions stock gestures]], which he even gets to do as a MythologyGag in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI''.
185	* Rinoa Heartilly from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' has a casual hair flip as part of her victory pose.
186	* Don't you forget [[VideoGame/FinalfantasyIX Kuja]]. [[DudeLooksLikeALady Don't you dare]].
187	** [[LadyOfWar Beatrix]] does this too as part of her victory pose.
188	* ''[[TheDragon Saïx]]'' does one when he first meets Sora in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. Those blue locks of his get stuck in his cloak collar otherwise.
189	** Also from the same game, Kairi, as a "thanks" for Donald praising her for her bravery against the Heartless. Arguments could be made that she also did it to seem cute in front of Sora, given her intake of breath after seeing him.
190	* Richter from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld'' does this as well, to summon Aqua.
191	* Heike Kagero does this in ''[[VideoGame/PunchOut Super Punch-Out]]''. As he's a kabuki-dancing boxer, he also uses his hair as a weapon in the ring.
192	* [[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Naesala]] does this in an introductory cutscene, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment helping to establish]] how incredibly smug he is before he gets even one spoken line.
193	* When [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Prince Peasley]] flips his hair, he gives off a BishieSparkle so bright, it whites out the entire screen!
194	* Zaki from ''VideoGame/LiveALive'' does this.
195	* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
196	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'': [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link's]] taunt was him running his fingers through his hair.
197	** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' has Palutena (of ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' fame) do this with her very long hair as one of her taunts, complete with a seductive "Ready when you are!".
198	** [[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 almost as long as Palutena's, also does this for one of her idle animations.
199	* The narcissistic Zhong Hui in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' really likes touching his hair.
200	* Leon Magnus in ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'' tends to flip his hair, showing his arrogance in general.
201	* Vergil in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' makes it a character trait, to make him look different than his twin, Dante. Dante himself adopts this in ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 4]]'' when entering the Dark Slayer style as a homage to the character above.
202	* ''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.
203	* Female Red Mage player characters in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' can do this as their victory emote.
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206	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
207	* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
208	** In ''Justice for All'', [[spoiler:Matt Engarde]] does this to reveal his scar and his true personality.
209	** In ''Trials and Tribulations'', [[spoiler:Dahlia Hawthorne]] does this to be dismissive once her true personality is shown.
210	** Mia Fey does this from time to time, in flashbacks, usually when about to [[MundaneMadeAwesome present a particularly effective argument]].
211	** Winston Payne used to do this with a kind of pompadour with a receded hairline in flashbacks in ''Trials and Tribulations'' until he lost that hair in his epic freakout at losing in case 3-1. Many years later, he grew out the remaining fringe so that he could do it with the sides in ''Apollo Justice'' in what can only be interpreted as a parody of this trope.
212	** An especially hilarious version in ''Spirit of Justice'' with [[spoiler: [[PosthumousCharacter the channeled spirit of Tahrust Inmee]] who, having been bald in life, is clearly milking the fact he's being channeled through Maya Fey for all it's worth by doing this.]]
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215	[[folder:Webcomics]]
216	* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Diane [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/party-139 flips]] her hair to demonstrate acting flirty as opposed to flirting.
217	* In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' [[{{Munchkin}} Vriska Serket]] gives her hair a good toss in the "Alternia[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 bound]]" flash. Which one fan took [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EC-QTiM5xM to its logical conclusion...]]
218	* ''Webcomic/PocketPrincesses'': As [[https://amymebberson.tumblr.com/post/174034142864/pocket-princesses-246-hair-toss-101-please "Hair Toss 101"]] demonstrates, proper hair flips require training. If Aurora has perfect mastery, Mohana and Pocahontas have lots of trouble with the technique. As for Rapunzel, naturally, she just ends up entangling herself.
219	* Finn from ''Webcomic/WarriorU'' is grudgingly impressed by Darren's perfect little hair flip, but can't seem to master it himself.
220	-->'''Darren:''' This tournament's going to be too easy! ''[flick]''\
221	'''Finn:''' I wish ''I'' could flick my hair like that... ''[fwick]''
222	[[/folder]]
223
224	[[folder:Web Videos]]
225	* ''WebVideo/EchoChamber'':
226	** Dana in the Trope of the Week "UnresolvedSexualTension''.
227	--->'''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."
228	** She does the Hair Flip just after LettingHerHairDown for the first time in the series.
229	* Tina A. in ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic'''s [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS6E2 Pearl Harbor episode]]. She is ''always'' flipping her hair, which gets her friends annoyed.
230	-->'''"Dawg":''' ''[getting hit by Tina' hair]'' Bitch, what you on?!
231	[[/folder]]
232
233	[[folder:Western Animation]]
234	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Ty Lee does this in the BeachEpisode. [[BishieSparkle Sparkles]] are involved.
235	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Poison Ivy does this in her [[Recap/BatmanTheAnimatedSeriesE5PrettyPoison debut episode]]. After switching on some lush tunes Pamela Isley retreats into her greenhouse's boudoir section, heading behind a privacy screen to undress, which includes pulling her hair loose from the hairnet and shaking it.
236	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': When the family is making a tv commercial, Tina keeps attempting a hair flip, which keeps throwing her glasses off.
237	* ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'': Princess Clara's "special" cousin [[{{Butterface}} Bleh]] does this (to shake her hair out) after removing her safety helmet. It lasts a good five seconds.
238	%%* Nick does this in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius''.
239	* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' (pictured) sometimes. In the episode "[[Recap/KimPossibleS1E8MindGames Mind Games]]", Ron [[FreakyFridayFlip (in Kim's body)]] invokes this trope, much to the annoyance of Kim [[FreakyFridayFlip (in Ron's body)]]:
240	--> ''(Kim talks to Wade on the Kimmunicator as Ron flips his long auburn hair forward and back)''\
241	'''Kim:''' Until we find Drakken and his machine, we'll just have to deal. ''(looks at Ron)'' ...What are you doing?\
242	'''Ron:''' Your hair. It's so... ''flippy!''
243	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Asami seems to flaunt her voluminous raven black hair this way. First time she does it is after removing her helmet and infatuating Mako after [[CrashIntoHello accidentally running him over on a scooter]] in "A Voice in The Dark". She does it again after getting back up after overloading poor [[CanineCompanion Naga]] and considering an alternative means of transportation in "When Extremes Meet". It happens once more a couple of seasons later as she persuades Korra to let her give her a driving lesson.
244	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
245	** Rarity does this often.
246	** In "The Mane Attraction", part of the spectacle of Coloratura's "Countess" persona is whipping her mane around during her performances and public appearances.
247	** Even the stallion. In "Hard to Say Anything", Feather Bangs always does it. At the end of the episode, the CMC do it too, imitating him.
248	* The red-haired goth kid from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' constantly flips his huge bangs out of his eyes.
249	* Justin from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' loves this trope.
250	* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': Clover demonstrates proper hair-flipping technique to a just-captured villainess on an agent.
251	* Cornelia of ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' does it, usually to smack Caleb in the face. He's usually plucking leaves out of his mouth thanks to her powers.
252	* Darling Charming of ''WesternAnimation/EverAfterHigh'' has this as her special magical power or Magic Touch as it is called in the show, by flipping her hair she can [[SlowMotion slow down time]].
253	[[/folder]]

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