fillip Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun anything that tends to arouse
    bonus.
    • his approval was an added fillip

WordNet

Fil"lip transitive verb
Etymology
For filp, flip. Cf. Flippant.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Filliped ; present participle & verbal noun Filliping
Definitions
  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. "You filip me o' the head." Shak.
  2. To snap; to project quickly.
    The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with. Tylor.
Fil"lip noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913