[fil.lip] vt [prob. of imit. origin] (15c) 1 a: to make a filliping motion with b: to strike or tap with a fillip "~ed him on the nose"
2: to project quickly by or as if by a fillip "~ crumbs off the table"
3: stimulate "with this to ~ his spirits --Robert Westerby"
[2]fillip n (1519) 1 a: a blow or gesture made by the sudden forcible straightening of a finger curled up against the thumb b: a short sharp blow: buffet
2: something tending to arouse or excite: as a: stimulus "just the ~ my confidence needed" "lent a ~ of danger to the sport" b: a trivial addition: embellishment "showy ~s of language" c: a significant and often unexpected development: wrinkle "plot twists and ~s"