flyboy

fly·boy

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [flahy-boi]
- /ˈflaɪˌbɔɪ/
- /flˈaɪbɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flahy-boi]
- /ˈflaɪˌbɔɪ/

Definitions of flyboy word

noun flyboy Printing. fly1 (def 29b). 1
noun flyboy Slang. a member of an aircrew, especially a pilot. any member of the U.S. Air Force. 1
noun flyboy A pilot, especially one in the air force. 1
noun flyboy a pilot or any member of an airforce 0
noun flyboy an aviator, esp. in the Air Force 0

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Origin of flyboy

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; fly1 + boy

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Parts of speech for Flyboy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flyboy

flyboy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

flyboy usage trend in Literature

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