superfly

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noun

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

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Meanings

superfly1

nounsuperfly (plural superflies)

plural superflies

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

    Oh, see them passing / See how they're dancing to the superfly

    1973, “Future Shock”, in Back to the World, performed by Curtis Mayfield
adjectivesuperfly (comparative more superfly, superlative most superfly)

comparative more superfly · superlative most superfly

  1. slangExcellent, very cool.

    Yeah, there she was, like disco superfly

    1997, “Sex and Candy”, performed by Marcy Playground
    1 more example

    I'm all up in the air, telling her some superfly shit she need to hear

    2001, “Your Woman Has Just Been Sighted (Ring the Alarm)”, in Music & Me, performed by Nate Dogg ft. Jermaine Dupri

superfly2

nounsuperfly (plural superflies)

plural superflies

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

Origin

superfly · noun, adjective

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

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APA

superfly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfly

MLA

“superfly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superfly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superfly.

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