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Audio Help / ˈfɪl əp / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ fil -uh p] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –verb (used with object) 1. to strike with the nail of a finger snapped from the end of the thumb.
2. to tap or strike smartly.
3. to drive by or as by a fillip: Anticipation filliped his passion.
–verb (used without object) 4. to make a fillip with the fingers.
–noun 5. an act or instance of filliping; a smart tap or stroke.
6. anything that tends to rouse, excite, or revive; a stimulus: Praise is an excellent fillip for waning ambition.
[Origin:
1425–75; late ME
philippe to make a signal or sound with thumb and right forefinger; expressive word of uncert. orig;
cf. flip ]
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n.
A snap or light blow made by pressing a fingertip against the thumb and suddenly releasing it.
An embellishment that excites or stimulates: "Spritely tabasco onions, just a little crunch for the top, were an added fillip" (Alison Arnett).
One that is trivial or of little importance.
tr.v.
fil·liped , fil·lip·ing , fil·lips
To strike or propel rapidly by as or as if by a fillip: filliped his finger against my ear; filliped the pretzel across the counter.
To stimulate or arouse.
[Imitative .]
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1530, philippen "to flip something with the fingers, snap the fingers," possibly of imitative origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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fillip noun anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" [syn: bonus ]
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Fillip
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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