flea-flicker

noun

flea-flick·​er ˈflē-ˌfli-kər 

: any of various offensive plays in football involving a combination of handoffs and forward or lateral passes

Examples of flea-flicker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the Patriots’ biggest play, a flea-flicker that led to Brown getting wide open downfield, saw another underthrown pass from Maye — though the ensuing pass-interference call bailed them out. — Andrew Destin, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

In the second quarter, Maye found Brown deep downfield on a flea-flicker, but the ball was slightly underthrown and Seattle cornerback Josh Jobe ran into Brown for a pass-interference penalty at the 2-yard line. — CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

The secondary was excellent, only fooled once by a Maye flea-flicker to Mack Hollins in the third quarter. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2026

Demarcus Robinson had a 1-yard catch on a flea-flicker screen. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flea-flicker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker