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superfly en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From the character in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972).

Meanings

1. (slang) Excellent, very cool.
   • I'm all up in the air, telling her some superfly shit she need to hear 2001, “Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted (Ring the Alarm)”, in Music & Me, performed by Nate Dogg ft. Jermaine Dupri:
   • Yeah, there she was, like disco superfly 1997, “Sex and Candy”, performed by Marcy Playground:

Forms

wikipedia: Super Fly (1972 film)

superfly en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From the character in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972).

Meanings

1. An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.
   • Oh, see them passing / See how they're dancing to the superfly 1973, “Future Shock”, in Back to the World, performed by Curtis Mayfield:

Forms

wikipedia: Super Fly (1972 film)

superfly en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From super- + fly.

Meanings

1. A fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.

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