Where did the term "Flick" come from?

[trailergod]

I have heard this term and I have no idea what it really means besides the reference to a movie. What are the origins of this movie term?



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the flickering light from the projector? At 18 fps (standard speed for silent movies) it would be noticeable.
current movies are 24fps and cinema proj have 48 fps to even lessen the "flick"er

[carl]

well duh. You could have just asked.

[radstar]

also flick could mean flicking somebody's skin. like use ur finger and ur thumb to flick somebody or something... like "flick" a marble! "Hey, did you just flicked me?"

i like to flick (i should put that in my sig) :angel"