Fling, n.
 1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
 2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
 I, who love to have a fling,
 Both at senate house and king.   --Swift.
 3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
 4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.]
 England were but a fling
 Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing.   --Old Proverb.
 To have one's fling, to enjoy one's self to the full; to have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. “When I was as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of pleasure.” --D. Jerrold.

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