Fillip

v. t.	1.	To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger. [imp. & p. p. Filliped ; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping.]
	2.	To snap; to project quickly. The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. - Tylor.
n.	1.	A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
	2.	Something serving to rouse or excite. I take a glass of grog for a filip. - Dickens.

Noun

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fillip - anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" Synonyms: bonus

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