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flirting
We have found lemma(root) word of flirting : flirt.
Definitions
[fləːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- behave as though sexually attracted to someone, but playfully rather than with serious intentions
(e.g: she began to tease him, flirting with other men in front of him)
- experiment with or show a superficial interest in (an idea, activity, or movement) without committing oneself to it seriously
(e.g: a painter who had flirted briefly with Cubism)
- (of a bird) wave or open and shut (its wings or tail) with a quick flicking motion
(e.g: a moorhen stepped out of the reeds, flirting its white tail)
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Origin
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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
[fləːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a person who habitually flirts
(e.g: Jim was an outrageous flirt)
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Origin
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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
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