Definition
to flirt: to chat up, to romance, to talk or behave amorously without serious intentions
a flirt a person who flirts
flirtation: teasing, philandering; playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
Pronunciation examples
UK: Polly is such a flirt. She's always flirting!
US: Are you flirting with me, Mr President?
- "Brian Jones (UK) won a silver medal in Flirting with the opposite sex ."
- "Philip Cheeter (USA) took the bronze medal in the Restraining oneself from flirting with the opposite sex event."
- "Now that you've told me that you're going to visit a psychologist, even if it is just to flirt with her, there's a very strong possibility that I will spread this information around the entire office, to my friends and post it on Internet chatrooms all over the world (this is the beauty of the World Wide Web)."
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