In a message dated 11/13/2004 6:26:37 PM Eastern Standard Time,
cbaustin@verizon.net writes:
I thought a fillip was when I 'flicked' your ear?
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Charley is right, but I didn't know that Shaquille O'Neal was that
literate--Michael
\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.
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