See Also: flirt(medicine)
flirt(1)(dictionary)
flirt(2)(dictionary)
flirt-gill(medicine)
jill-flirt(medicine)
flirt-gill(dictionary)
gill-flirt(dictionary)
flirt 1, verb(dictionary)
flirt 2, noun(dictionary)

flirt(2) (iou)



flirt verb. M16.
[formed as the noun.]
a. verb intrans. & trans. Sneer, gibe, scoff, at or at; turn up one's nose at or at. Formerly also, flare (the nostrils). M16-M18.
b. verb trans. Give (a person) a sharp sudden blow. M16-M17.
verb trans. Propel or throw with a jerk or sudden movement; give sudden motion to; flip, flick; spread (a bird's wing, tail, etc.) quickly; open and close (a fan) smartly. L16.
T. Dekker Tis thy fashion to flirt inke in everie mans face.
b. Blurt out. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
verb intrans. Move with a jerk, spring, dart. Now rare. L16.
R. L. Stevenson The tails of his night-shirt flirting as he turned.
verb intrans. Behave in a superficially amorous manner, dally. E17.
N. Mitford He had danced and flirted..with other people.
b. Toy with (an idea etc.); deal lightly or frivolously with (a serious matter). M19.
N. Podhoretz The notion I had been flirting with of staying in England forever was out.
flirter noun E19.