flick
1
[ flik ]
/ flɪk /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to move with a jerk or jerks.
to flutter.
Origin of flick
1
1400–50; late Middle English
flykke; apparently imitative
Words nearby flick
flibbert,
flibbertigibbet,
flic,
flicflac,
flichter,
flick,
flick knife,
flick-knife,
flick-pass,
flicker,
flickertail
Definition for flick (2 of 2)
flick
2
[ flik ]
/ flɪk /
noun Slang.
a motion picture.
Also
flicker.
Origin of flick
2
First recorded in 1925–30; shortening of
flicker1
Example sentences from the Web for flick
British Dictionary definitions for flick (1 of 2)
flick
1
/ (flɪk) /
verb
noun
Word Origin for flick
C15: of imitative origin; compare French
flicflac
British Dictionary definitions for flick (2 of 2)
flick
2
/ (flɪk) /
noun slang
a cinema film
the flicks
the cinema
what's on at the flicks tonight?