Fillip /(fĭl"lĭp)/

Fil·lip

Fillip

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Filliped; p. pr. & vb. n. Filliping

  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.
  2. To snap; to project quickly.
    The use of the elastic switch to fillip small missiles with.
    — Tylor.

Fillip

n.
  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.