FILLIP — Definition of FILLIP
noun
1
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.
The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
verb
1
To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
2
(by extension) To project quickly; to snap.
3
(by extension) To strike or tap smartly.
4
To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fillip
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