flicflac
[ flik-flak ]
/ ˈflɪkˌflæk /
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noun
a step in dancing in which the feet strike rapidly together.
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Origin of flicflac
1850–55; <French; imitative
Words nearby flicflac
flex-wing, fley, flibbert, flibbertigibbet, flic, flicflac, flichter, flick, flicker, flickertail, Flickertail State
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Example sentences from the Web for flicflac
And apostasy grins at him; lurks in the metronome with its flicflac.
Franz Liszt|James HunekerIn her name and his own he thanked the company, and sat down, and was once more particularly attentive to Mademoiselle Flicflac.
Men's Wives|William Makepeace ThackerayIf you do not make love to Flicflac, from the day after her marriage to the day she reaches sixty, she thinks you a fool.
The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh|William Makepeace Thackeray