English Explanatory Dictionary

superfly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.
adj
  1. Excellent, very cool.
noun
  1. A fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superfly.wav

Word forms

superfly superflies more superfly most superfly

Etymology

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

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