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subconscious flirting 

verb:

1. The act of getting the interest of another person, usually of the opposite gender, without putting thought into it before doing it, and capturing that person's attention. A function of an individual's personality.

2. What an individual is doing when he or she flirts without even knowing his or her actions are perceived as some type of flirt, whether it be simply making a wise crack for a smiling; or, with direct eye contact and raised eyebrows, a simple innocent flirt could be perceived as having a more romantic tone.

Either way, over time, it can lead to serious attraction.
Women discuss how a guy is so funny and he's such a flirt.

He thinks he can't flirt and he completely misses that he is perceived that way by a majority of women with which he comes into contact each day. All he knows is that he makes wisecracks that get a laugh from the ladies and he loves an audience, the smaller the better. What he does is subconscious flirting, and he may be perceived as a persistent, non-stop, incessant flirt without intending to be.

Weeks, months, years or decades later, someone clues him in to the previously-existing or newly-found magnetic attraction.
subconscious flirting by Annie Nomus December 26, 2011

idle flirting 

when you flirt but you don't mean it to amount to anything.
zander and ruby are always idle flirting in chemistry.
idle flirting by backasswards February 22, 2009

Auto-Flirting

The act of flirting between two motorists and or passengers between two cars, while in the act of driving.
Stephen was auto-flirting with the girls in the next car over.
Auto-Flirting by Fowlkon June 3, 2010

Friend Flirting

To flirt with friends/or a friend without having the intentions of dating them, most times done when a person has nothing better to do. Sometimes this may be misinterpreted as "real" flirting. Meaning, flirting with the person because you actually liked them.
Friend 1: Did you see her and him flirting today?

Friend 2: No, she doesn't like him. She was just friend flirting with him.

Friend 1: Oh, Ok.
Friend Flirting by FBGMbuddy. January 17, 2011

text flirting 

(verb)

-to engage a text conversation with a person of interest with flirtatious intent
-sending messages that seem innocent, but have sexual undertones and innuendos
-often done as a preliminary test to determine the best way to seduce the other person
-widely used due to its convenience and inconspicuousness
Guy 1: "yo, what's up with you and Kelley?"
Guy 2: "not sure yet, but we've been text flirting like crazy the past couple days"
Guy 1: "yeah man! you gonna hit that shit!"

text flirting in action:
John: "hey cutie, wut u up to?"
Jane: "hmm, not much. just at home watchin tv"
John: "im jealous....wish i could be there too ;)"
Jane: "lol ur too funny! it is prtty cold here, too bad i dun have any1 here to warm me up..."
text flirting by zpaw July 12, 2009

Idle Flirting 

When two people engage in regular actions of flirting but it doesn't conclude to anything other than to flirt.
Omg, Jessica and Alex are always idle flirting in math.
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