on fleek
3
9.9
- idiom
- /ɑn flik/
- Slang
- Her makeup today is on fleek; the colors compliment her skin tone beautifully.
Examples
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I have to say, my camera roll from this past year was on fleek.
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Your nose is on fleek and I just applaud you for going full on with the teal eyeshadow and eyeliner.
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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.
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Your outfit is on fleek; every detail is perfectly coordinated.
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The presentation was on fleek, with every slide designed to perfection.
Synonyms
678
1.0
Being attractive, like a tall man or an elegant room
307
1.2
Having a nice face or body that people find attractive
49
3.7
Having a neat, stylish appearance from careful grooming
21
2.0
Having an attractive appearance
4
4.1
Dressed neatly and looking smart for a special event
1
7.8
Wearing stylish, elegant clothes
Antonyms
How Perfect
Surface Forms
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'.