fleek
/fliːk/US/flik/
fleek is the alternative form of on fleek.
Meaning of on fleek
Prepositional phrase
(African-American Vernacular, Gen Z, slang)
- Flawless; perfect; spot on.
- Mama's fried chicken is on fleek. Popeye's is a close second, but mama's is number one.2015 March 19, April Oberman, quoting Jalen Luter, “The Four Food Groups in the South: Home-cooked Cuisine to Live By”, in Beryl Kessio, editor, The Crimson Crier, number VI, Harvest, Ala.: Sparkman...
- Stylish and perfectly chosen or put together.
- "This media we call social," the poem says, "is anything but." There is nothing wrong with wanting to document good times, on-fleek outfits and maybe even a particularly scrumptious Starbucks order. Just don't make it a priority.2015 January 20, Abagail Kruise, “Don’t make social media a top priority, spend some time offline with loved ones”, in Cameron Teague Robinson, editor, The BG News, volume 94, number 54, Bowling...
- Sleek and perfectly groomed or styled; well-groomed.
- "I'm definitely pro-eyebrow, but don't go overboard. You gotta have your eyebrows filled in just the right amount for them to be on fleek," [said] Senior Raven Johnson.2014 October 16, Ryan Ghisetti, “New brow-raising trend emerges”, in Gillen Martin, Zoe Ziegler, editors, The Arcata High School Pepperbox, volume 87, number 1, Arcata, Calif.: Arcata High School...
Forms of fleek
| comparative | more fleek |
|---|---|
| comparative | fleeker |
| superlative | most fleek |
| superlative | fleekest |
Origin of fleek
Unknown; see on fleek, which may or may not have pre-dated this form. See Merriam-Webster's notes at "on fleek".
Phrases with fleek
Words that rhyme with fleek
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- leak
- seek
- bespeak
- pique
- tweak
- reek
- sleek
- geek
- peek
- squeak
- week
- wreak
- boutique
- clique
- creek
- forspeak
- gleek
- unique
- bleak
- cacique
- creak
- critique
- deke
- eek
- eke
- fleak
- on fleek
- respeak
- Tajik
- teak
- technique
- tongue-in-chic
- chic
- cleek
- desqueak
- leek
- malik
- meek
- midweek
- misspeak
- physique
- pratique
- shriek
- speke
- streek
- Zeke
- -speak
- Adam's Peak
Questions about fleek
- What is fleek the alternative form of?
- Fleek is the alternative form of on fleek.
- How do you pronounce fleek?
- Fleek is pronounced /fliːk/ (UK).
Words near fleek in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fleek (page history and authors); on fleek (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fleak.wav, En-au-fleek.ogg.
Cite this entry: “fleek.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/fleek. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
