Fillip
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters
Definition of Fillip
Noun
- The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- A sharp strike or tap made using this action, or by other means.
- Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
- Something that excites or stimulates.
"This measure gave a fillip to the housing market."
Verb
- To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
- To project quickly; to snap.
- To strike or tap smartly.
- To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
"The spicy aroma filliped my appetite."
- To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).