flic-flac

English

Noun

flic-flac (plural flic-flacs)

1. Alternative form of flicflac (“ballet movement”)
   • 1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, “In Which the Sun Sets, and the Merry-making is Kept Up by Candle-light in the King’s House, and Lily Receives a Warning Which She Does Not Comprehend”, in The House by the Church-yard. […], volume I, London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 248:

     "Choak chiken, there's more a-hatching," says Miss Mag, in a sort of aside, and cutting a flic-flac with a merry devilish laugh, and a wink to Puddock.