Usually means: Short, casual relationships; often romantic.
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  1. flings: Collins English Dictionary
  2. flings: Vocabulary.com
  3. Flings, flings: Wordnik
  4. flings: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. Flings, flings: Wiktionary
  6. flings: Dictionary.com
  7. flings: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  8. flings: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. flings: Merriam-Webster

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  1. flings: Legal dictionary

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  1. flings: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Fling)

noun:  An act of throwing, often violently.
noun:  An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
noun:  An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
noun:  A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
noun:  (figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
noun:  (obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.
noun:  A lively Scottish country dance.
noun:  (obsolete) A trifling matter; an object of contempt.
verb:  (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
verb:  (intransitive, now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
verb:  (intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
verb:  (intransitive, archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
noun:  A surname.
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