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Tuesday, July 03, 2007
how do you define flirting?
Anonymous 10:11:00 PM
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with intent to achieve some goal (i.e. date, hookup, think nice things about you, whatever) "accidental" flirting is not flirting
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.
4 comments:
with intent to achieve some goal (i.e. date, hookup, think nice things about you, whatever) "accidental" flirting is not flirting
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.
penetration
Playful banter with an individual that could possibly, not taking into account current attachments, be your significant other.
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