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on fleek

UK/ɒn ˈfliːk/US/ɑn ˈflik/

on fleek prepositional phrase: flawless; perfect; spot on.

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...
    • The vocal interplay between Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson was (as the kids say), on fleek.2015 April 2–8, Eleni P. Austin, “Kate Pierson: ‘Guitars and Microphones’ (Lazy Meadow Music)”, in Tracy Dietlin, editor, Coachella Valley Weekly, volume 4, number 2, Coachella Valley, Calif.: Tracy...
  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...
    • Your coat has to really be on fleek to be dope in New York. Your outerwear just has to be on point at all times. That's really the first thing people see.2015 February, Dio Anthony, quoting Xosha Roquemore, “Xosha Roquemore: The Realist”, in Aleksandar Tomovic, editor, Bello, West Hollywood, Calif.: Bello Media Group, Image Nation Studio, →ISSN...
  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...
    • One day their weave might be “on fleek” (looking good) then the next morning they wake up looking like Django when he was chained, and that's a scary sight.2015 April, Wanya Williams, “Keepin’ It Real or Keepin’ a Weave”, in Sarah Asch, Riley Kuffner, Holly Parkin, editors, The Tam News, volume X, number VI, Mill Valley, Calif.: Tamalpais High School...

Examples of on fleek in a sentence

  • Aquarius […] Your career game will be on fleek when the sun goes into Cancer on June 21.2015 May 22, Aurora Tower, “Here’s Your Complete Love and Life Horoscope for Summer”, in Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.: Hearst Corporation...
  • “Oh, Hayley, I can't believe you missed "Step Up 6."” “It was totes on fleek, bruh!2016 June 6, Teresa Hsiao, “Garfield and Friends” (6:08 from the start), in American Dad!, season 13, episode 19, spoken by Klaus Heisler...
  • Be mindful that Summit County is totes legit and your kit must be on fleek.2017 December 14, Nick Doublas, quoting “Piney the 2x4”, “The Best Denver, CO Hacks from Our Readers”, in Lifehacker, archived from the...
  • It's just that I was so damn excited about my first trip to The Grey and I needed my look on fleek, OK?2015 February 4–10, Jessica Leigh Lebos, “Catching shades of Grey”, in Jim Morekis, editor, Connect Savannah: The News, Arts &...

Forms of on fleek

alternative formfleek

Origin of on fleek

Origin unknown. Early entries for fleek in the Urban Dictionary date to 2003 (defined as “smooth, nice, sweet”) and 2009 (“awesome”); perhaps as a blend of fly (“well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool”) + sleek. The term was popularized by a video posted on the online video-hosting service Vine on June 21, 2014, by Chicago-area teen Kayla Newman, under her username “Peaches Monroee”, in which Newman, who had just had her eyebrows done for the first time, proudly declared “eyebrows on fleek”. She claimed that the term “just came to [her] out of the blue”. Lexico suggests it is “apparently an arbitrary formation”.

Words that rhyme with on fleek

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Questions about on fleek

What does on fleek mean?
On fleek means flawless; perfect; spot on.
How do you use on fleek in a sentence?
Aquarius […] Your career game will be on fleek when the sun goes into Cancer on June 21.
What part of speech is on fleek?
On fleek is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce on fleek?
On fleek is pronounced /ɒn ˈfliːk/ (UK).

Words near on fleek in the dictionary

  1. on film
  2. on fire
  3. on firecall
  4. on first-name basis
  5. on first-name terms
  6. on fleek
  7. on foenem grave
  8. on foot
  9. on form
  10. on fours
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