What is "flea flicker"

n. (context American football English) A trick offensive play in which the quarterback laterals the ball to the running back, who then runs a short distance, then laterals the ball back to the quarterback.

A flea flicker is an unorthodox play, often called a " trick play", in American football which is designed to fool the defensive team into thinking that a play is a run instead of a pass. It can be considered an extreme variant of the play action pass and an extension of the halfback option play.

Flea flicker may refer to:

• Flea flicker (American football), an unorthodox "trick" play in (American) football
• Operation Flea Flicker, part of the Iraqi coalition counter-insurgency operations
• A type of jig in fly fishing
• A brand of monofilament fishing line
• Fleaflicker (website), a fantasy sports website.