fly-up

American

[flahy-uhp] / ˈflaɪˌʌp /

noun

a formal ceremony at which a girl leaves her Brownie troop, receives a pair of embroidered wings for her uniform, and becomes a member of an intermediate Girl Scout troop.

Etymology

Origin of fly-up

Noun use of verb phrase fly up

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fly-up

“PLS continues to demonstrate its countercyclical investment strategy with a development approach centred on being in the market to reap outsize benefit from price fly-up scenarios,” analyst Mitch Ryan says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

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