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Flyness vs Flyless - What's the difference?

flyness | flyless |

As a noun flyness

is (aave|slang) the quality of being sharp or smart in appearance.

As an adjective flyless is

without flies (the insect).

flyness

English

Noun

(-)
  • (AAVE, slang) The quality of being sharp or smart in appearance.
  • * 1999 , Vibe (volume 7, issues 1-2)
    • The charismatic 29-year-old Harlemite is the premier gladiator in a subterranean realm where the quest for flyness is the prime directive.
  • * 2004 , Cheryl Lynette Keyes, Rap music and street consciousness (page 194)
    • The fly personae in these films influenced a wave of black contemporary youth who resurrected flyness and its continuum in hip-hop culture.

    flyless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without flies (the insect).
  • Without a fly (strip of material hiding a fastener).
    • flyless trousers or pants