Webster's English Dictionary

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fillip

1. fil.lip \'fil-*p\ n [prob. of imit. origin] 1a: a blow or gesture made 
   by the sudden forcible straightening of a finger  curled up against the 
   thumb 1b: BUFFET  2: something tending to arouse or excite 
2. fillip vt 1a: to strike or tap with a fillip  1b: to make a fillip with  
   2: to project quickly by or as if by a fillip  3: to urge on