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flyboy

[ flahy-boi ]
/ ˈflaɪˌbɔɪ /
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noun
Printing. fly2 (def. 29b).
Slang.
  1. a member of an aircrew, especially a pilot.
  2. any member of the U.S. Air Force.
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Origin of flyboy

First recorded in 1835–45; fly2 + boy

Words nearby flyboy

fly block, flyblow, flyblown, flyboat, fly book, flyboy, flybridge, flyby, fly-by-light, fly-by-night, fly-by-wire
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