v. & n.
--v.
1. intr. leap or skip playfully.
2 tr. sl. feel over or search (a person) for a weapon etc. (usu. rapidly).
--n.
1. a playful leap or skip.
2 sl. the frisking of a person.
Derivatives:
frisker n.
Etymology: obs. frisk (adj.) f. OF frisque lively, of unkn. orig.