What does fly-papered mean?

fly-papered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

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adj

"It was the heat and fumes and bounces from buses that moved your stomach up to your throat and it was greasy meals at fly-papered diners at three a.m. and uniforms that were seldom off your back."

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