fly

adjective

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

excellent;

stylish;

attractive

Collocates bitch⁶ ⋅ -ass⁵ ⋅ fresh³ ⋅ hoe³ ⋅ kicks³ ⋅ as fuck² ⋅ as shit² ⋅ crazy² ⋅ crew² ⋅ def² ⋅ gators² ⋅ hella² ⋅ hoo-ride² ⋅ mad² ⋅ parlay² ⋅ rims² ⋅ swag² ⋅ whip² ⋅ word up² ⋅ yo² ⋅ 45 ⋅ 365 ⋅ 5-0 ⋅ 9 ⋅ Ac ⋅ B.I. ⋅ bae ⋅ bling ⋅ block ⋅ booty ⋅ bopper ⋅ brick ⋅ bud ⋅ bust ⋅ cavi ⋅ chain ⋅ chicken ⋅ chinchilla ⋅ chronic ⋅ clock ⋅ crazy ⋅ Crooked I ⋅ crunked up ⋅ Cuban link ⋅ Dayton ⋅ digits ⋅ dime ⋅ dope ⋅ down with ⋅ Eagle ⋅ ecstasy ⋅ 84's ⋅ fine ⋅ floss ⋅ 40 ounce ⋅ freak ⋅ fuckboy ⋅ gangsta ⋅ guap ⋅ H-town ⋅ hard ⋅ hardcore ⋅ hyna ⋅ holla ⋅ Hollis ⋅ homeboy ⋅ homegirl ⋅ hood ⋅ hood rich ⋅ hooptie ⋅ I'mma ⋅ indo ⋅ jawn ⋅ 'jects ⋅ juice ⋅ keep it real ⋅ kick ⋅ lac ⋅ laced-up ⋅ lick ⋅ low-low ⋅ locs ⋅ low-rider ⋅ no homo ⋅ pimp ⋅ pimp ⋅ pusher ⋅ push ⋅ re-up ⋅ retarded ⋅ rhyme ⋅ rhyme ⋅ ride ⋅ rip ⋅ rock ⋅ roll ⋅ Rolls Royce ⋅ run game on ⋅ saditty ⋅ sawed-off ⋅ shit ⋅ shit ⋅ sit on ⋅ skeezer ⋅ skins ⋅ spark ⋅ spit ⋅ spot ⋅ spray ⋅ squally ⋅ steady ⋅ stunt ⋅ swang ⋅ thizz ⋅ threads ⋅ tryna ⋅ V.I. ⋅ weed ⋅ whip ⋅ word ⋅ word is bond ⋅ yo

Etymology pre hip-hop, from the 1870s

Shout-outs Dr Jeckyll & Mr Hyde ⋅ Evisu ⋅ Georgia, USA ⋅ Mercedes ⋅ New York City, New York, USA ⋅ Omar Epps ⋅ Reno

Synonyms bangin ⋅ bumpin ⋅ cavi ⋅ crunk ⋅ def ⋅ dirty ⋅ dope ⋅ fresh ⋅ hot ⋅ hype ⋅ ill ⋅ jiggy ⋅ laced ⋅ laced-up ⋅ phat ⋅ pimp ⋅ proper ⋅ slammin ⋅ tight

Timeline

1979-08-25 The Sugarhill Gang "Rapper's Delight" [Rapper's Delight]
I'm gonna get a fly girl, gonna get some spank, drive off in a def OJ
1980 Harlem World Crew "Rappers Convention" [Rappers Convention]
Fly guys, you are rockin with Jeckyll & Hyde
1981-06-15 Kurtis Blow "Starlife" [Deuce]
With the fly, fly clothes and the fancy food

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