flick
1[ flik ]
/ flɪk /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to move with a jerk or jerks.
to flutter.
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Origin of flick
11400–50; late Middle English flykke; apparently imitative
Other definitions for flick (2 of 2)
flick2
[ flik ]
/ flɪk /
noun Slang.
a motion picture.
Also flicker.
Origin of flick
2First recorded in 1925–30; shortening of flicker1
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British Dictionary definitions for flick (1 of 2)
flick1
/ (flɪk) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for flick
C15: of imitative origin; compare French flicflac
British Dictionary definitions for flick (2 of 2)
flick2
/ (flɪk) /
noun slang
a cinema film
the flicks the cinemawhat's on at the flicks tonight?
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