Fillip

[imp. & p. p. FIL-LIPED (fil'lip); p. pr. & vb. n. FILLIPING.] [A word probably formed from the sound. Cf. W. Scotch Highlander, fil, a scud, a quick dart, fil, writhe, turn, Prov. Eng. lip, equivalent to fillip.] 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. “You fillip me o’ the head.” Shak.

n. 1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a fico.

2Sense 2. A sudden start or excitement; something serving to rouse.