SUPERFLY

Etymology 1

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

Noun

superfly (plural superflies)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

superfly (plural superflies)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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