Definition of fillip Fillip
/fɪˈlʌp/ - [filup] - fil•lip
We found 12 definitions of fillip from 5 different sources.
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What does fillip mean?
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| fillip - anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- fillip (Noun)
A flick; the act of releasing the index finger from the hold of a thumb with a snap. - fillip (Noun)
Something that excites or stimulates. - fillip (Verb)
To strike or project with the nail of a finger snapped from the end of the thumb; flick. - fillip (Verb)
To tap or strike smartly. - fillip (Verb)
To make a fillip; drive by or as by a fillip; stimulate; excite; whet.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fillip (v. t.)
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. - fillip (v. t.)
To snap; to project quickly. - fillip (n.)
A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow. - fillip (n.)
Something serving to rouse or excite.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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fillip
fil′ip, v.t. to strike with the nail of the finger, forced from the ball of the thumb with a sudden jerk: to incite, drive:—pr.p. fill′iping; pa.p. fill′iped.—n. a jerk of the finger from the thumb: anything which excites. [A form of flip.]
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