(v) talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions, Syn. flirt, coquette, romance, philander, dally, butterfly, coquet, mash, Example:The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries; My husband never flirts with other women
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ F., fr. coquet, coquette, coquettish, orig., cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf. Cock, Cocket, Cocky, Cockade. ] 1. A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; -- formerly sometimes applied also to men. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Zool.) A tropical humming bird of the genus Lophornis, with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known. See Illustration under Spangle, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]