flick your Bic
slang To use a lighter. The phrase comes from a 1970s ad for the Bic brand of lighters. Come on, man, flick your Bic and give me a light here. You used to flick your Bic at a concert—obviously, we didn't have cell phones then. A: "Hey, can you flick you Bic?" B: "Yeah, but you've got to block the wind, otherwise this candle will never light."
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