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English

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɜː(r)t|-ɜː(r)t

Noun

A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer.
One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.

Translations

Spanish: ligón , mariposón ; ligona , coqueta

Verb

To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock.
To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice
To play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe.

Translations

French: flirter (5)
German: flirten (5)
Ido: flirtar

Irish: súgradh (verbal noun) (5)
Mandarin: (tiáoqíng)
Spanish: coquetear, galantear, seducir

Adjective

pert; wanton

Related terms

flirtatious

English

Noun

one who flirts

Synonyms, related words

coquet
tease
prick teaser (vulgar slang)

Verb

to play at courtship

Synonyms, related words

See also Wikisaurus:courtship

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Flirt \Flirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Flirting.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to
trifle.]
1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly;
as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a
glove, or a handkerchief.
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2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as,
to flirt a fan.
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3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.]
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I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. --Beau. &
Fl.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Flirt \Flirt\, v. i.
1. To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a
desire to attract notice; especially, to play the
coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt
with the young men.
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2. To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to
jeer or gibe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Flirt \Flirt\, n.
1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion;
hence, a jeer.
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Several little flirts and vibrations. --Addison.
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With many a flirt and flutter. --E. A. Poe.
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2. [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See Flirt, v. t.] One
who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or
plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.
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Several young flirts about town had a design to cast
us out of the fashionable world. --Addison.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Flirt \Flirt\, a.
Pert; wanton. [Obs.]
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WordNet flirt
n 1: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
[syn: coquette, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser]
2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest [syn: flirting,
flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying]
v 1: talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The
guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My
husband never flirts with other women" [syn: chat up,
dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander,
mash]
2: behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young
girl's affection" [syn: dally, toy, play]

Moby Dictionary
Circe , Don Juan , Lorelei , Parthenope , Siren , Sunday painter ,
allure , amateur , bait , bait the hook , beak , blandish , bob , brush ,
bunt , cajole , captive , cast coquettish glances , catch , charmer ,
chuck , coax , conquest , consider , contemplate , coquet , coquette ,
dab , dabble , dabbler , dallier , dally , date , decoy , dilettante ,
draw , draw in , draw on , enchanter , enchantress , ensnare , entertain ,
entice , enticer , eye , femme fatale , fiddle , fiddle with ,
fiddle-faddle , fidget with , fillip , finger with , flick , flip ,
flirt with , flounce , fool , fool around , fool with , fribble , frivol ,
gallivant , give the come-on , gold digger , gold-dig , graze , hitch ,
honey , horse around , hussy , idle , inveigle , inveigler , jerk ,
jerk off , jig , jigger , jigget , jiggle , jog , joggle , kid around ,
lady-killer , lead on , loiter , look sweet upon , lounge lizard , lure ,
make eyes at , masher , mess around , minx , monkey , monkey around ,
offer bait to , ogle , pat , peck , pet , philander , philanderer , pick ,
piddle , piddler , play , play around , play with , playboy , pluck ,
potter , potterer , putter , putterer , rap , rope in , run around ,
seduce , seducer , seductress , sheik , siren , smatter , smatterer ,
snake , snap , snatch , start , steady , string , strumpet , suck in ,
sudden pull , sweet patootie , sweetheart , sweetie , tantalize , tap ,
tease , teaser , tempter , temptress , think about , think of , tickle ,
tinker , tip , touch , toy , toy with , trifle , trifle with , trifler ,
tweak , twiddle , twitch , vamp , vampire , whisk , whore , wolf , woo ,
wrench , yank , yerk