Definition of flirt Flirt

/flɚˈt/ - [flert] - flirt

We found 17 definitions of flirt from 6 different sources.

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What does flirt mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: flirts

flirt - playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
  flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
  frolic, gambol, romp, caper, play a playful leap or hop
flirt - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
  coquette, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
  adult female, woman an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • flirt (Noun)
    A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
  • flirt (Noun)
    One who flirts; especially a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
  • flirt (Noun)
    An episode of flirting.
  • flirt (Adjective)
    pert; wanton.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • flirt (v. t.)
    To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
  • flirt (v. t.)
    To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
  • flirt (v. t.)
    To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
  • flirt (v. i.)
    To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
  • flirt (v. i.)
    To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe.
  • flirt (n.)
    A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
  • flirt (v. t.)
    One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
  • flirt (a.)
    Pert; wanton.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • flirt
    To talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • flirt
    flėrt, v.t. to move about quickly like a fan, to flick, rap.—v.i. to trifle with love: to play at courtship: to move briskly about.—n. a pert, giddy girl: one who coquets for amusement, usually of a woman.—n. Flirtā′tion the act of flirting.—adj. Flirtā′tious (coll.), giving to flirting.—ns. Flirt′-gill (Shak.), a pert or wanton woman; Flirt′ing.—adv. Flirt′ingly, in a flirting manner.—adj. Flirt′ish, betokening a flirt. [Onomatopœic, like flick, flip, flirk (a jerk), spurt, squirt.]

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  • flirt, verb, present, 1st person singular of flirt (infinitive).
  • flirt, verb (infinitive).
  • flirt, noun, singular of flirts.

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