flying jenny
noun
Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a merry-go-round, especially a relatively small or unadorned one.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; spendthrift.
a well-intentioned but naive and often ineffectual social or political reformer.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTAlso called flying filly, flying mare.
Words nearby flying jenny
flying fox, flying frog, flying gangway, flying gurnard, flying head, flying jenny, flying jib, flying jib boom, flying kite, flying lemur, flying lizard
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