About The Word Fillip
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Fillip
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What's The Definition Of Fillip?
[n] anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fillip: bonus Related Terms | Find terms related to Fillip: animate | bait | beak | bonus | bribe | brush | bunt | carrot | chuck | dab | decoration | encouragement | enliven | exhilarate | extra | extra added attraction | extra dash | filigree | filling | flick | flip | flirt | flourish | frill | galvanize | graze | incentive | incitement | inducement | infuse life into | interest | invigorate | invitation | jazz up | lagniappe | lure | ornament | padding | pat | payment | peck | percentage | persuasive | pick | pick up | pique | premium | profit | provocation | provoke | quicken | rap | renew | resuscitate | revive | reward | sharpen | snap | something extra | stimulate | stimulation | stimulative | stimulus | stuffing | superaddition | sweetener | sweetening | tap | tickle | tip | touch | trimming | twist | whet | whisk | wrinkle See Also | positive stimulus Fillip In Webster's Dictionary \Fil"lip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filliped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Filliping}.] [For filp, flip. Cf. {Flippant}.]
1. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed
against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that
position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger.
``You filip me o' the head.'' --Shak.
2. To snap; to project quickly.
The use of the elastic switch to fillip small
missiles with. --Tylor.
\Fil"lip\, n. 1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. 2. Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. --Dickens. |
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