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Definition of fly-by-night
fly-by-night
- adjective. an unreliable organization, especially a business.
Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'by': | |
| Definitions include: See five by five. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "by the way". | |
| Definitions include: eventually. | |
| Definitions include: general exclamation. | |
| Definitions include: by oneself. | |
| Definitions include: strictly following procedure. | |
| Definitions include: narrowly. | |
| Definitions include: an execution carried out with firearms shot from a moving vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: something disappeared under unknown circumstances. | |
| Definitions include: fine, good, okay. | |
| Definitions include: to catch or trap a person in a difficult situation. | |
| Definitions include: to have the advantage in a situation. | |
| Definitions include: to be in a very good position in life, business, etc. | |
| Definitions include: To live with the present being the most important; to live a dream or to understand the unchanging world, so to speak. | |
| Definitions include: it is usually defined as "definitely not, no way etc." | |
Other terms relating to 'fly': | |
| Definitions include: in a straight line. | |
| Definitions include: a person who frequents bars. | |
| Definitions include: to be present in large numbers. | |
| Definitions include: to die with others in a large group, usually within a short span of time. | |
| Definitions include: sneakers. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: When the back top of a female's thong is visible above her pants. "Look at that girl at the bar, she's totally flying a kite" | |
| Definitions include: more fly. | |
| Definitions include: to have the zipper on one's trousers unzipped. | |
| Definitions include: to become enraged. | |
| Definitions include: to do something completely by one's self. | |
| Definitions include: a heterosexual with many homosexual friends. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: an angry retort. | |
| Definitions include: to not hide what makes a person a freak or makes a person be perceived as a freak. | |
Other terms relating to 'night': | |
| Definitions include: an all-night period of awakedness to finish a task. | |
| Definitions include: Friday and Saturday nights, when a disproportionate number of people are unpleasantly drunk in public. | |
| Definitions include: to go home and/or go to bed. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "girls' night out". | |
| Definitions include: a bachelorette party. | |
| Definitions include: a female prostitute. | |
| Definitions include: completely different. | |
| Definitions include: a police or black helicopter that flies around with spotlight on. | |
| Definitions include: an alcoholic drink before going to bed. | |
| Definitions include: prostitute. | |
| Definitions include: "goodnight." | |
| Definitions include: a person who often stays up late at night, or is more productive at night. | |
| Definitions include: a sexual encounter (which usually but does not always include sexual intercourse) after which one or both parties make no attempt to contact the other person. | |
| Definitions include: See all-nighter. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
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