flyaway

[flahy-uh-wey]

adjective

1. fluttering or streaming in the wind; windblown.

   flyaway hair.

2. flighty; frivolous; giddy.

3. ready for flight.

   flyaway aircraft.

flyaway

/ ˈflaɪəˌweɪ /

adjective

1. (of hair or clothing) loose and fluttering

2. frivolous or flighty; giddy

noun

1. a person who is frivolous or flighty

Word History and Origins

Origin of flyaway¹

First recorded in 1765–75; adj. use of verb phrase fly away

Example Sentences

Images from the day are more grist for the popular British media tropes: dutiful William, flyaway Harry.

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"And I did the balloon free throw," he adds, referring to a skit where the basketball is replaced with a helium-filled flyaway.

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"Ever eat a pine tree?" he deadpanned, donning a Gibbons-esque flannel shirt, bushy white eyebrows and a flyaway white wig.

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More recently, flyaway pets joining the flocks and the abundance of human food scraps have further increased breeding populations.

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Then I was surprised again when he leaned over and smoothed down one of my flyaway curls before getting out of the truck.

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