flirt
flirt Lexical Profile
flirt Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To behave toward someone in a playfully romantic or amorously teasing way without serious intentions.
"They spent the entire evening laughing and trying to flirt with each other across the dinner table."
To consider or engage with an idea, possibility, or danger superficially or experimentally (usually followed by 'with').
"The author began to flirt with the idea of writing a historical novel set in ancient Rome."
To move or wave rapidly and lightly with short, sudden, or darting motions (especially of birds or insects).
"Brightly colored butterflies continued to flirt from blossom to blossom in the afternoon sun."
• noun
A person who habitually behaves in a playfully romantic or amorously teasing manner without serious intent.
"Everyone at the office knew he was a harmless flirt who enjoyed making people smile."
A sudden, quick, or jerky throwing or flicking movement.
"The bird gave a quick flirt of its tail before flying up into the canopy."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-16th century as an imitative word representing a quick, sudden movement or flick, before evolving in the 18th century to describe playful, non-serious romantic banter.