fillip: Word of the day for June 10, 2020
fillip , n :
(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick. A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means. (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy. (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, was born on this day in 1921.
(archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick. A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means. (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy. (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates. Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, was born on this day in 1921.
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