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on fleek

on fleek

2 9.9
Looking perfect and stylish, like hair or makeup
  • idiom
  • /ɑn flik/
  • Slang
translation icon : perfecto
  • Her makeup today is on fleek; the colors compliment her skin tone beautifully.

Examples

  • I have to say, my camera roll from this past year was on fleek.

    Alexander IRL (2017)

  • Your nose is on fleek and I just applaud you for going full on with the teal eyeshadow and eyeliner.

  • You know, these eyebrows have to be on fleek and I'm just going to use the brush to kind of knitting them out and some concealer.

  • Your outfit is on fleek; every detail is perfectly coordinated.

  • The presentation was on fleek, with every slide designed to perfection.

Synonyms

handsome
vson fleek
627 1.0

Being attractive, like a tall man or an elegant room

is about very stylish perfectly executed appearance rather than traditional looks
good-looking
vson fleek
278 1.2

Having a nice face or body that people find attractive

focuses more on extreme style or perfect execution rather than just looks
turned out
vson fleek
22 4.1

Dressed neatly and looking smart for a special event

focuses more on being extremely stylish and perfectly executed
fine-looking
vson fleek
21 2.0

Having an attractive appearance

puts more weight on being extremely stylish or exactly right
sleek
vson fleek
20 3.7

Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming

emphasizes a higher degree of style and exactness
dressed spiffily
vson fleek
  • Informal
7.8

Wearing stylish, elegant clothes

is used for an extremely stylish or exactly right appearance

Antonyms

imperfect
73 3.5

Having faults or missing parts that make it less good

unattractive
37 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

awkward
33 3.0

Not graceful in movement or action

How Perfect

flawless
76 3.7
on fleek
  • Slang
2 9.9
impressive
584 3.4
stylish
85 2.0
nice
∞ 1.0
okay
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

on fleek positive

Morphology

on + fleek

This expression is opaque because the key element 'fleek' is a slang/neologism not found in standard dictionaries, and the preposition 'on' gives no predictable compositional meaning that would yield 'extremely attractive/perfectly executed'. A B1 learner who knows the individual words would not be able to infer the idiomatic slang sense without prior exposure or cultural knowledge.

Etymology

On fleek comes from a short popular video in 2014 where a woman said 'eyebrows on fleek' to mean her brows looked perfect. The image of on, meaning in the right place, and fleek, meaning very neat and stylish, helps explain why on fleek now means 'exactly right' or 'very fashionable'.