The noun "fillip" is a stimulus or a snap of the fingers. It can also be used as a verb meaning to stimulate or incite to action.
Substantivet "fillip" är en stimulans eller ett snärt med fingret. Det kan också användas som ett verb för att stimulera eller uppmana till handling.
| 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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