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fil⋅lip
[fil-uh
p]
–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
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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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.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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fillip
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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