(frz.)frech, schamlos und leichtfertig; zweideutig, schlüpfrig.
ETYM Prov. Eng. flip to move nimbly; cf. W. llipa soft, limber, pliant, or Icel. fleipa to babble, prattle. Related to Flip, Fillip, Flap, Flipper.
Showing inappropriate levity; SYN. light-minded.
ETYM Latin frivolus; prob. akin to friare to rub, crumble, Eng. friable: cf. French frivole.
Not serious in content or attitude or behavior.
In a frivolous manner.