Flit Definition
flĭt
flits, flitted, flitting
verb
flits, flitted, flitting
To pass lightly and rapidly.
Memories flitted through his mind.
Webster's New World
To move to other quarters.
Webster's New World
To fly lightly and rapidly; flutter.
Webster's New World
To move quickly from one condition or location to another.
American Heritage
To move to other quarters, esp. by stealth.
Webster's New World
noun
flits
The act or an instance of flitting.
Webster's New World
A fluttering or darting movement.
Wiktionary
An empty-headed, silly, often erratic person.
American Heritage
A male homosexual.
Webster's New World
(slang) A homosexual.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Flit
From Old Norse flytja (“to move”). Cognate with Swedish: flytta, Danish/Norwegian: flytte, Faroese: flyta.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English flitten from Old Norse flytja to carry about, convey pleu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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