fly
- adjective
- /flaɪ/
- UK
- Everyone knows he's fly; he always has the best ideas and never falls for tricks.
Examples
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His fly attitude makes him very popular among his friends, as he easily sees through their schemes.
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She has a fly way of solving problems that impresses all her classmates.
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I will say just one small one additional thing that I don't give a flying F.
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And Needless to say, I was like, we having fly, fly gate.
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And for me, I, I have a fly fly friend who knows that he's not going to be attacked.
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This one over here is Dreamboat, this one's Angel, this one's Fly Girl, and this one is Heartthrob.
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His name is Super Fly, who raps with dog pound with Snoop.
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I'm talking about young niggas fly niggas smoking.
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Ohh, cringe fly opinion of yourself only when you're around.
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Shout out to Carlos Chico, DC Young Fly Cat Corleone.
Synonyms
Able to think and give smart fast answers
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A caught fly ball that lets a player on base score while it puts the batter out
- Offensive
Not reliable and likely to disappear quickly, often for dishonest reasons
- South African
A large African fly that bites people and animals and causes sleeping sickness
A large fly with a shiny blue-green body that lays eggs on dead animals and in wounds
A small bright green beetle from southern Europe that makes a liquid causing blisters
- Specialized
The use of a special rod and line to throw a small fake fly into water to catch fish
A small insect like a moth whose young live in water and build protective cases from stones and plants
A small moth-like insect whose young live in water and build cases from pebbles and plants
A small insect with wings like a moth whose larvae live in water and build cases from sand and plants
A small moth-like insect whose young live in water and build cases from sand and plants
- Specialized
A very small wasp that lays eggs in other insects' eggs or young and helps control pests
A long thin fly with very long legs that looks like a large mosquito but does not bite
- Specialized
A fever people can catch from ticks, flies, or touching infected wild animals like rabbits
- Specialized
Large insect with a soft body and long jaws whose young live in water and are used as fishing bait
- Specialized
A North American bush with pale yellow flowers and berries eaten by birds
A winged insect like a dragonfly whose young dig small cone-shaped pits in sand to trap ants and other insects
A small shrub with pairs of yellowish-white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens
A poisonous mushroom with a bright red cap covered in white dots that grows in forests
A North American bush that loses its leaves in winter and has upright stems and pale yellow flowers
- Specialized
A small open deck above the ship's control room for steering and a better view
- Specialized
A narrow high platform at the side of a stage where crew use ropes to move scenery above it
- Specialized
A narrow high platform at the side of a stage where crew work with ropes and equipment
A small delicate insect with thin net-like wings whose young eat garden pests like aphids
A large tropical insect with bright colors and a long snout, once thought to give light
- Specialized
A slender insect with long legs that hangs from plants to catch other small insects
- Specialized
A wasp-like insect that lays eggs inside caterpillars so the young eat them
- Specialized
A large fast fly that catches other insects in the air and drinks their juices
- Offensive
A very revealing outfit that draws attention to the wearer's crotch area
An insect that eats insects, with a long beak and antennae, whose males have a curved tail like a scorpion
How Clever
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fly meaning 'clever' is slang that likely grew from the idea of being quick or sharp, so a 'fly' person is someone who is quick-witted and does not get fooled.