Etymology: [ 'fi-l&p ] (transitive verb.) 15th century. ca. 1425–75; Middle English philippe to make a sound with right forefinger and thumb; uncert. orig.
a fillip gradually became “something of small importance; a trifle.” “The rest is not worth a fillip with the finger.” And, the word could also express a short space of time (perhaps the time it took to “flick” the finger). “The tortoise..in a fillip of the finger was down in the gardens of Riu Gu.” Only in the 18th and 19th centuries did its current usage, as encouragement or stimulus, tend to dominate.
Something that excites or stimulates, A flick; the act of releasing the index finger from the hold of a thumb with a snap, 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, something that provides a stimulus; stimulus, incentive, boost; flick of the finger, To snap; to project quickly, provide a stimulus; give a person incentive; strike something by snapping the fingertip, If someone or something gives a fillip to an activity or person, they suddenly encourage or improve them. The news gave a fillip to the telecommunications sector = boost. something that improves a situation or adds excitement or interest to something = boost (From the sound of sharply moving your fingers against your thumb), anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip", A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow, Something serving to rouse or excite, plural of fillip,
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Something that excites or stimulates - "This athlete's victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride."
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A flick; the act of releasing the index finger from the hold of a thumb with a snap
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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
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something that provides a stimulus; stimulus, incentive, boost; flick of the finger isim
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To snap; to project quickly
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provide a stimulus; give a person incentive; strike something by snapping the fingertip fiil
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If someone or something gives a fillip to an activity or person, they suddenly encourage or improve them. The news gave a fillip to the telecommunications sector = boost. something that improves a situation or adds excitement or interest to something = boost (From the sound of sharply moving your fingers against your thumb)
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anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip"
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A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow
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