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fleek

/fliːk/US/flik/

fleek is the alternative form of on fleek.

Meaning of on fleek

Prepositional phrase

(African-American Vernacular, Gen Z, slang)

  1. (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...
  2. (slang) 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...
  3. (slang) 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

comparativemore fleek
comparativefleeker
superlativemost fleek
superlativefleekest

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

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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

  1. fleed
  2. Fleeger
  3. Fleegers
  4. fleeing
  5. fleeings
  6. fleek
  7. fleeker
  8. fleekest
  9. fleekier
  10. fleekiest
  11. fleeky

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.

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