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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superfly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-fly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.

adj

Excellent, very cool.

Slang

noun

A fly (insect) with remarkable properties, such as resistance to insecticide.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the character in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

superflies (plural) more superfly (comparative) most superfly (superlative)

Questions

What does superfly mean?
An ostentatious, self-confident person, especially a black drug dealer.
Where does superfly come from?
From the character in the blaxploitation film Super Fly (1972).

How to pronounce superfly

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