When was the word flirt first used

Meaning "toss as though with the thumb" is from s. Meaning "to flip a coin" to decide something is by Sense of "get excited" is first recorded ; flip one's lid "lose one's head, go wild" is from , American English; variant flip one's wig attested by , but the image turns up earlier in popular record reviews ["Talking Boogie. Not quite as wig-flipping as reverse side--but a wig-flipper" Billboard, Sept.

Related: Flipped. Flipping adj. Flip side of a gramophone record is by Kids Definition of flirt Entry 1 of 2. Kids Definition of flirt Entry 2 of 2. Get Word of the Day daily email! Test Your Vocabulary. Test your visual vocabulary with our question challenge! Love words? Need even more definitions? Just between us: it's complicated. Ask the Editors 'Everyday' vs. What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'? Back in the mid s, flirt was being used to denote all kinds of hurried movements, from a hard rap or tap with the knuckles to a sharp flick with a finger; from a sudden blurted exclamation to a rapid dart from one place to another, like a bird hopping through the branches.

This meaning endured right through to the mid s, when flirting finally began to gain its romantic overtones:. Among young Georgian women, hand-held fans were reputedly much more than a mere fashion accessory, and could instead be used to silently convey messages between sweethearts and suitors. We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.

Origin of flirt —50; expressive word; compare similar initial cluster in flap , flick 1 , flip 1 , and final elements of squirt , spurt , etc. Words nearby flirt flippy , flip side , flip through , Flip-Top , flip-up , flirt , flirtable , flirtation , flirtatious , flirty , flit. Words related to flirt tease , coquette , cruiser , heartbreaker , operator , philanderer , player , seducer , siren , swinger , trifler , vamp , vixen , wanton , wolf , banter , coquet , dally , disport , eyeball.

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