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: very close. | |
| Definitions include: an execution carried out with firearms shot from a moving vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: fine, good, okay. | |
| Definitions include: to have the advantage in a situation. | |
| Definitions include: to be in a very good position in life, business, etc. | |
| Definitions include: saved by last-minute intervention. | |
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: An activity that would embarass a normal person. An example is individuals responsible for cleaning toilet lines or other hazardous or repugnant activities. Flying circus has many meanings for all kinds of odd activities, like harvesting other people's hair for example. It can also refer to corruption. | |
| 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. | |
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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: An insult. | |
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