adjective Music Slang

Fly

/flaɪ/ · adjective · slang

Stylish, attractive, and effortlessly cool — looking good and knowing it.

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Definitions

1

Attractive and desirable as a person.

“She's the flyest girl in the room.”
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2

Cool or impressive in a smooth, confident way.

“The way he handled that was so fly.”
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3

Fashionable and good-looking, especially in terms of style and dress.

“You look fly in that suit.”
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Fly In A Sentence

That whole fit is fly, head to toe.
They rolled up in the flyest car on the block.
You're looking real fly today, somebody got a date?

Origin & Usage

AAVE slang dating back decades but cemented in 90s hip-hop culture, from 'superfly' and the blaxploitation era through groups like the Fly Girls on In Living Color.

People Also Ask

What does 'fly' mean in slang?

It means stylish, attractive, and cool, usually about how someone looks or carries themselves.

Is 'fly' a 90s word?

It was huge in the 90s through hip-hop, though its roots go back further to 'superfly' in the 70s.

What does it mean to call someone 'fly'?

It's a compliment meaning they look sharp and have an effortless cool style.

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