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flit

UK/flɪt/ US/ˈflɪt/ rare dated obsolete slang uk
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

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noun

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2.

a secret move (to avoid paying debts)

  • “they did a moonlight flit”

Origin

From Middle English flitten, flytten, from Old Norse flytja (“to move”), from Proto-Germanic *flutjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (“to flow; run”). Cognate Icelandic flytja, Swedish flytta, Danish flytte, Norwegian flytte, Faroese flyta. Compare also Saterland Frisian flitskje (“to rush; run quickly”).

Phrases

  • do a flit
  • do a moonlight flit
  • moonlight flit

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