flyness
English
Etymology
fly + -ness
Noun
flyness (uncountable)
- (African American Vernacular, slang) The quality of being sharp or smart in appearance.
- 1999, Vibe (volume 7, issues 1-2)
- The charismatic 29-year-old Harlemite is the premier gladiator in a subterranean realm where the quest for flyness is the prime directive.
- 2004, Cheryl Lynette Keyes, Rap music and street consciousness (page 194)
- The fly personae in these films influenced a wave of black contemporary youth who resurrected flyness and its continuum in hip-hop culture.
- 1999, Vibe (volume 7, issues 1-2)