Tuesday, July 03, 2007

how do you define flirting?


Anonymous
10:11:00 PM

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

with intent to achieve some goal (i.e. date, hookup, think nice things about you, whatever) "accidental" flirting is not flirting

Anonymous said...

well the dictionary on the apple i'm useing says

flirt |flərt| verb 1 [ intrans. ] behave as though attracted to or trying to attract someone, but for amusement rather than with serious intentions : it amused him to flirt with her. • ( flirt with) experiment with or show a superficial interest in (an idea, activity, or movement) without committing oneself to it seriously : a painter who had flirted briefly with Cubism. • ( flirt with) deliberately expose oneself to (danger or difficulty) : the need of some individuals to flirt with death. 2 [ trans. ] (of a bird) wave or open and shut (its wings or tail) with a quick flicking motion. • [ intrans. ] move back and forth with a flicking or fluttering motion : the lark was flirting around the site. noun a person who habitually flirts. DERIVATIVES flirtation |-ˈtā sh ən| noun flirtatious |-ˈtā sh əs| adjective flirtatiously |-ˈtā sh əslē| adverb flirtatiousness |-ˈtā sh əsnəs| noun flirty ( flirtier , flirtiest ).ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: apparently symbolic, the elements fl- and -irt both suggesting sudden movement; compare with flick and spurt . The original verb senses were [give someone a sharp blow] and [sneer at] ; the earliest noun senses were [joke, gibe] and [flighty girl] (defined by Dr. Johnson as [a pert young hussey] ), with a notion originally of cheeky behavior, later of playfully amorous behavior.

Anonymous said...

penetration

PChis said...

Playful banter with an individual that could possibly, not taking into account current attachments, be your significant other.