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fly-up

[ 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.

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Words nearby fly-up

fly-past, fly-strike, fly-tipping, fly-to-let, fly-tying, fly-up, flyaway, flyback, flybelt, flyblow, flyblown

Origin of fly-up

noun use of verb phrase fly up
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