as in to flirt
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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Even the new Superman movie flirts with the idea that our fractious species might be improved by an infusion of alien seed into the gene pool.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025 -
During the selloff, the S&P 500 flirted with bear market territory, diving nearly 20% from its prior high.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Frivol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivol. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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