Word 209: Fillip
LaBute is the only one of his playwriting peers to fully understand and dramatize this psychological fillip, which is why his plays are so complex and unnerving.
fillip (n) : something tending to arouse or excite; a: as a stimulus; b: a trivial addition, embellishment; c: a significant and often unexpected development, wrinkle – source: The New Yorker: Blood Under The Bridge
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