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–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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fil·lip Audio Help (fĭl'əp) Pronunciation Key
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
fillip

1530, philippen "to flip something with the fingers, snap the fingers," possibly of imitative origin.

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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.

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Fillip

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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