The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fling \Fling\, n.
A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
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A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
I, who love to have a fling, Both at senate house and king.
--Swift. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
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A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.]
England were but a fling Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing.
--Old Proverb. a short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner.
a love affair.
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a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something.
Syn: shot.
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a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis.
To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation.
--J. H. Newman. ``When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.''
--D. Jerrold.