superfly
superfly noun: an ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.
Noun (1)
superfly (plural superflies)
- An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.
- Oh, see them passing / See how they're dancing to the superfly1973, “Future Shock”, in Back to the World, performed by Curtis Mayfield
Adjective
superfly (comparative more superfly, superlative most superfly)
- Excellent, very cool.
- Yeah, there she was, like disco superfly1997, “Sex and Candy”, performed by Marcy Playground
- I'm all up in the air, telling her some superfly shit she need to hear2001, “Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted (Ring the Alarm)”, in Music & Me, performed by Nate Dogg ft. Jermaine Dupri
Noun (2)
superfly (plural superflies)
- A fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.
Forms of superfly
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | superflies |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more superfly |
| superlative | most superfly |
Origin of superfly
From the character in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972).
From super- + fly.
Questions about superfly
- What does superfly mean?
- Superfly means an ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.
- What part of speech is superfly?
- Superfly can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of superfly?
- The plural of superfly is superflies.
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