fillip
noun
1. a snap of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a smart blow.
2. something serving to rouse or excite; a stimulus.
3. a trivial addition; an embellishment.
4. 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.
5. to snap; to project quickly.
6. to urge on; to provide a stimulus, by or as if by a fillip.
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