Definition of frivolnext
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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  • Lake Superior Court Judge Samuel Cappas sentenced a Chicago man to 76 years Thursday for gunning down a friend who was flirting with his girlfriend online.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • While the Penguins have been financially stable since 2007, when it was announced that a new building had been approved, the franchise has filed for bankruptcy multiple times and flirted with leaving for other cities on numerous occasions.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 25 June 2026
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“Frivol.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frivol. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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