on fleek
/ɑn ˈflik/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Mama's fried chicken is on fleek. Popeye's is a close second, but mama's is number one."
- "The vocal interplay between Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson was (as the kids say), on fleek."
- "Aquarius […] Your career game will be on fleek when the sun goes into Cancer on June 21."
- "“Oh, Hayley, I can't believe you missed "Step Up 6."” “It was totes on fleek, bruh! At one point, Jenna was like, "Shawty don't play that way," and Brittney was like, "Youse ain't nothin' but a skim-toast honey."” “Really? I'm so bummer I missed it. Ugh, I wasted the whole day at the Garfield museum.” “I got a hat.”"
- "If you want to do outdoorsy things, follow the crowds to Clear Creek Canyon for climbing, Mt. Evans for hiking/climbing, and Summit County for skiing/snowboarding. Be mindful that Summit County is totes legit and your kit must be on fleek."
- ""This media we call social," the poem says, "is anything but." There is nothing wrong with wanting to document good times, on-fleek outfits and maybe even a particularly scrumptious Starbucks order. Just don't make it a priority."
Etymology
Origin unknown. Early entries for fleek in the Urban Dictionary date to 2003 (defined as “smooth, nice, sweet”) and 2009 (“awesome”); perhaps as a blend of fly (“well dressed, smart in appearance; in style, cool”) + sleek. The term was popularized by a video posted on the online video-hosting service Vine on June 21, 2014, by Chicago-area teen Kayla Newman, under her username “Peaches Monroee”, in which Newman, who had just had her eyebrows done for the first time, proudly declared “eyebrows on fleek”. She claimed that the term “just came to [her] out of the blue”. Lexico suggests it is “apparently an arbitrary formation”.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɑn ˈflik/
- British English: /ɒn ˈfliːk/