flyness

English

Etymology

fly +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

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Noun

flyness (uncountable)

1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) The quality of being sharp or smart in appearance.
   • 1999, Vibe, volume 7, numbers 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.