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Fillip
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Fingers:
The
action
of
holding
the
tip
of a
finger
against the
thumb
and then
releasing
it with a
snap
; a flick.
●
A
sharp
strike
or
tap
made using this
action
, or (
by extension
) by other means.
●
In Fingers & Time:
Something
unimportant
,
a trifle
; also, the
brief
time it
takes
to
flick
one's
finger
(see
noun
sense
1); a jiffy.
●
Something that
excites
or stimulates.
Verb
●
In Fingers:
To
strike
, project, or
propel
with a
fillip
(that is, a
finger
released
quickly
after being
pressed
against the
thumb
); to flick.
●
To project
quickly
; to snap.
●
To
strike
or
tap
smartly.
●
To
drive
as if
by a
fillip
(noun
sense
1); to
excite
,
stimulate
, whet.
●
In Fingers:
To make a
fillip
(noun
sense
1) (with the fingers).
Sourced from
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Origin
fillip
English
philippe
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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