Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in like flynn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: in- -like fly-nn
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having achieved a goal or gained access as desired.

Slang

Example Sentences

"[Robert] Gibbs is perfectly affable and even, in his way, courtly. And yet he seems to be not quite listening. Nothing touches him. This is no doubt partly because everybody understands he's in like Flynn."

Etymology

Perhaps referring to Errol Flynn, Australian actor known for womanizing, or Edward J. Flynn, successful campaign manager for Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Usage

Slang

Questions

What does in like flynn mean?: Having achieved a goal or gained access as desired.
Where does in like flynn come from?: Perhaps referring to Errol Flynn, Australian actor known for womanizing, or Edward J. Flynn, successful campaign manager for Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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