| Back | fillip /FIL-ip/ |
|---|---|
| Front | noun 1. A stimulus. 2. A snap made by pressing a fingertip against the thumb and suddenly releasing it. verb tr. 1. To stimulate or to incite to action. 2. To make a snap by a fingertip against the thumb. [Apparently of onomatopoeic origin. Earliest documented use: 1530.] "Intel splashed out $884 million ... to give its efforts in the embedded-chip market a fillip." - Space Invaders; The Economist (London, UK); Jan 7, 2012. |
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