flyboy

American  

[flahy-boi] / ˈflaɪˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. Printing. fly.

2. Slang.

   1. a member of an aircrew, especially a pilot.

   2. any member of the U.S. Air Force.

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Etymology

Origin of flyboy

First recorded in 1835–45; fly ² + boy

Example Sentences

Based on Adam Makos’s 2014 nonfiction book by the same name, “Devotion” tells the true story of flyboy friendship and heroics involving two U.S.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

Yeager, who came to personify the coolheaded flyboy and whose wisecracking West Virginia twang became a standard accessory for generations of pilots to come, died Monday, his wife, Victoria Yeager, said on Twitter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2020

But out on the green, where teammates rely on him for advice on the best putting angle, everyone knows the old flyboy still has game.

From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2019

The flight scenes have an exhilarating majesty to them that, now and then, evokes the flyboy epics that inspired “Star Wars.”

From The New Yorker • May 18, 2019

“I told you to be careful, flyboy, not to start a war.”

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia