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fly-up

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[flahy-uhp] / ˈflaɪˌʌp /

noun

  1. 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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