diff --git a/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/attrs.nix b/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/attrs.nix
index a33d590..32339c8 100644
--- a/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/attrs.nix
+++ b/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/attrs.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
   inherit
     (this)
-    flipCurry
+    flip
     id
     ;
 in rec {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ in rec {
     next = parts.wrong;
   in
     xs
-    |> flipCurry removeAttrs here
+    |> flip removeAttrs here
     |> mapAttrs (name:
       if ! elem name next
       then id
diff --git a/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/fn.nix b/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/fn.nix
index 5c6014c..c84d845 100644
--- a/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/fn.nix
+++ b/nt/primitives/bootstrap/std/fn.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {...}: {
   id = x: x;
-  flipCurry = f: a: b: f b a;
+  flip = f: a: b: f b a;
 
   # not sure where else to put this...
   nullOr = f: x:
diff --git a/nt/primitives/nt.nix b/nt/primitives/nt.nix
index cf249e9..9e8701a 100644
--- a/nt/primitives/nt.nix
+++ b/nt/primitives/nt.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
   inherit
     (this.std)
-    flipCurry
+    flip
     removeAttrsRec
     ;
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
     # XXX: TODO: having to specify the full namespace sucks :(
 
-    matches = partition (flipCurry hasAttrAt ops) reqPaths;
+    matches = partition (flip hasAttrAt ops) reqPaths;
 
     pathsMissing = matches.wrong;
     opsSelf = removeAttrsRec matches.right ops;