Flit

Definitions

1. A flow control unit or flow control digit.
2. A fluttering or darting movement.
3. A sudden departure from a property.
4. A particular, unexpected, short lived change of state.
5. A homosexual.
   dated, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“I did a flit, as the landlord was due to arrive⟳ to collect⟳ the rent⟳.”

“let's do a moonlight flit, if the loanshark catches us here tomorrow without the money to pay⟳ our debts, he'll break⟳ our fingers.”

“My computer just had a flit.”

“The other end⟳ of the bar was full of flits. They weren't too flitty-looking—I mean⟳ they didn't have⟳ their hair too long or anything—but you could tell⟳ they were flits anyway.”

“header flit”

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