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Definition fillip

Etymology

From Middle English filippen, philippe (�to flick or snap a finger against the thumb�); further origin uncertain, but probably imitative. It is not clear whether the verb is derived from the noun, or vice versa.

Noun

fillip (plural fillips)

1. (archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
2. A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
3. (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
4. (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.

Verb

fillip (third-person singular simple present fillips, present participle filliping or (archaic) fillipping, simple past and past participle filliped or (archaic) fillipped)

1. (transitive) To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
2. (transitive, by extension) To project quickly; to snap.
3. (transitive, by extension) To strike or tap smartly.
4. (transitive, figuratively) To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
5. (transitive, intransitive) To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).

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