as in flirts
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
my friends warned me not to frivol with that guy, as he was likely to take me seriously
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At a lawn party devoted to the game of cornhole, Clark flirts with Floyd’s wife and the two soon begin an affair, meeting for afternoon assignations at the local Quality Garden Suites.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026 -
There is a genre-bending western; two stories blend speculative details with realism to portray women planning their escapes; three stories spec-ify the only-daughter experience; and one story flirts with where to begin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Frivols.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivols. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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