Word: flirt Word origin: mid 16th century: apparently symbolic, the elements fl- and -irt both suggesting sudden movement; compare with flick and spurt. The original verb senses were ‘give someone a sharp blow’ and ‘sneer at’; the earliest noun senses were ‘joke, jibe’ and ‘flighty girl’ (defined by Dr Johnson as ‘a pert young hussey’), with a notion originally of cheeky behaviour, later of playfully amorous behaviour. Phonetic: fləːt Listen:
behave as though sexually attracted to someone, but playfully rather than with serious intentions. Example: she began to tease him, flirting with other men in front of him
(of a bird) wave or open and shut (its wings or tail) with a quick flicking motion. Example: a moorhen stepped out of the reeds, flirting its white tail
a person who habitually flirts. Example: Jim was an outrageous flirt
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