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army. 3 gamble, risk, venture, attempt, try, go, shot, Colloq
crack, whirl, bash: Her brief fling at an acting career was
unsuccessful.
flip v. 1 toss, flick, snap, flop, turn, twist, spin: Flip a coin
to see who goes first. 2 anger, become angry or furious, go
mad, go crazy, go berserk, US also flip out, Colloq go off the
deep end, lose one's cool, Slang flip one's lid or Brit top,
Brit freak, US freak out, lose it: Father flipped when I said I
was quitting college.
flippancy n. 1 frivolousness, facetiousness, levity, light-heartedness,
frivolity, jocularity, offhandedness, unseriousness: I was
chagrined that she should treat my proposal of marriage with
such flippancy. 2 disrespect, disrespectfulness, impudence,
impertinence, irreverence, sauciness, rudeness, discourtesy,
brazenness, brashness, pertness, insolence, Colloq cheek,
cheekiness, lip, mouth, Slang Brit side: The headmaster will
not tolerate flippancy on serious subjects such as religion and
race relations.
flippant adj. 1 frivolous, facetious, light-hearted, jocular,
offhand(ed), unserious, shallow, thoughtless, superficial;
supercilious, belittling, scornful, dismissive: I don't
appreciate your flippant remarks when I'm trying to be serious.
2 disrespectful, impudent, impertinent, irreverent, saucy, rude,
pert, discourteous, brazen, brash, insolent, Colloq cheeky,
flip: He disapproves of Charles's flippant attitude towards the
royal family.
flirt v. 1 coquette, play or act the coquette, tease, tantalize, toy,
lead on, dally, philander, Colloq Brit chat up; Slang US come on
to: Amanda enjoys flirting with the boys. 2 flirt with. trifle
or toy or play or tinker with, contemplate, consider, entertain,
give a thought to, think about or of, Colloq Brit try on: Many
teenagers flirt with the idea of leaving home.
--n. 3 coquette, tease, vamp, hussy, playgirl, minx;
philanderer, playboy, Slang lady-killer, Old-fashioned wolf,
sheik, masher, lounge lizard, Taboo slang cock-teaser,
prick-teaser: They are both such flirts, I can't tell if their
advances are genuine.