superflyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsuːpəflʌɪ/,

/ˈsjuːpəflʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsupərˌflaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, fly adj.

Etymology: < super- prefix + fly adj.In senses A. 2 and B. with allusion to the film Super Fly (1972) and its protagonist, an ostentatiously dressed and brashly self-confident drug dealer from Harlem, New York.

colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S., esp. in African-American usage).

A. adj.

1. Very good, excellent, the best (esp. with reference to drugs).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [adjective] > excellent (of drugs)

superfly1971

1971 R. Woodley in Esquire Apr. 79/1 ‘That,’ he said in crisp, sure tones, ‘is top-shelf coke. Super-fly.’

1971 R. Woodley in New York 30 Aug. 29/1 They figure if the cat O.D.'d, it must have been some superfly dope.

1972 Jet 2 Nov. 4/1 Super Fly is superfly. If you can't dig the dope thing, then go to city hall.

1999 M. Silcott Rave Amer. vi. 167 You are raving on drugs, feeling superfly, surrounding by walking porno covers.

2. Frequently with capital initial. Originally: characteristic of or resembling the protagonist of the film Super Fly, esp. in dress and appearance (see etymology). Later also more generally: ostentatiously fashionable.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > actors or characters > [adjective] > specific actor(s) or character(s)

Chaplinesque1921

Keatonesque1921

Marxian1936

Marxist1965

Pythonesque1972

superfly1972

1972 Jet 28 Dec. 56/2 Byrd said that Super Fly haircuts cost at least $15.

1974 Jet 7 Mar. 20 Black clothing store entrepreneurs and fashion designers throughout the country have announced that the ‘Super Fly’ look has reached its culmination, and is slowly, but surely, dying out.

1975 Los Angeles Times 14 July ii. 5/3 Last year a ninth-grader impressed the entire student body on several occasions by wearing flashy ‘super fly’ suits.

1977 E. Leonard Unknown Man No. 89 vii. 67 The beauty parlor... Get his superfly hair fixed up.

1991 ‘Ice T’ Ed (song) in O.G. Orig. Gangster (record sleeve notes) Superfly drobe, super dope pad, Cars for your ass And I'm talkin' 'bout class, Benz's and better with his name on the dash.

2001 H. L. Gates in H. J. Elan & D. Krasner Afr. Amer. Performance & Theater Hist. vii. 139 There is a blue velvet fedora here, electric blue trousers there, a Superfly hat and overcoat on a man escorting his magenta-clad wife.

2008 Daily Tel. 6 Mar. 28/2 The film was pitched as offshore blaxploitation, with big guns, superfly threads and Rastas on motorbikes.

B. n.

Usually with capital initial. A person, esp. an African American, who resembles the protagonist of the film Super Fly (see etymology), esp. (a) a powerful drug dealer; (b) an ostentatiously fashionable person.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > supplier or seller of drugs

street chemist1970

superfly1973

1973 Black Panther 7 July 7/3 The high level dope pushers, the ‘Super Flys’, were the target.

1974 Black World Sept. 25/2 Long Black Song tells us, here in the 1970's, that the days of darky entertainers, superflies, sweetbacks, and Melindas, if not over, are numbered.

1983 Jet 28 Mar. 56/2 ‘I won't be playing any superfly or pimp or dope pusher,’ he promises.

1990 Rolling Stone 22 Mar. 94.1 One Man Gang and his manager, Slick, who fashions himself as the strutting Superfly of wrestling.

1998 M. Levin et al. Slam (screenplay) in R. H. Stratton & K. Wozencraft Slam 226 Everybody wanted to be a Superfly,..remember that? Now it's all about being a gangsta or OG.

2003 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 1 Frank Lucas was a real-life ‘Superfly’ who rose through the ranks of the Harlem underworld to become one of the biggest heroin kingpins of the 1970s.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superfly
释义	superflyadj.n. Brit. /ˈsuːpəflʌɪ/, /ˈsjuːpəflʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌflaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, fly adj. Etymology: < super- prefix + fly adj.In senses A. 2 and B. with allusion to the film Super Fly (1972) and its protagonist, an ostentatiously dressed and brashly self-confident drug dealer from Harlem, New York. colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S., esp. in African-American usage). A. adj. 1. Very good, excellent, the best (esp. with reference to drugs). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [adjective] > excellent (of drugs) superfly1971 1971 R. Woodley in Esquire Apr. 79/1 ‘That,’ he said in crisp, sure tones, ‘is top-shelf coke. Super-fly.’ 1971 R. Woodley in New York 30 Aug. 29/1 They figure if the cat O.D.'d, it must have been some superfly dope. 1972 Jet 2 Nov. 4/1 Super Fly is superfly. If you can't dig the dope thing, then go to city hall. 1999 M. Silcott Rave Amer. vi. 167 You are raving on drugs, feeling superfly, surrounding by walking porno covers. 2. Frequently with capital initial. Originally: characteristic of or resembling the protagonist of the film Super Fly, esp. in dress and appearance (see etymology). Later also more generally: ostentatiously fashionable. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > actors or characters > [adjective] > specific actor(s) or character(s) Chaplinesque1921 Keatonesque1921 Marxian1936 Marxist1965 Pythonesque1972 superfly1972 1972 Jet 28 Dec. 56/2 Byrd said that Super Fly haircuts cost at least $15. 1974 Jet 7 Mar. 20 Black clothing store entrepreneurs and fashion designers throughout the country have announced that the ‘Super Fly’ look has reached its culmination, and is slowly, but surely, dying out. 1975 Los Angeles Times 14 July ii. 5/3 Last year a ninth-grader impressed the entire student body on several occasions by wearing flashy ‘super fly’ suits. 1977 E. Leonard Unknown Man No. 89 vii. 67 The beauty parlor... Get his superfly hair fixed up. 1991 ‘Ice T’ Ed (song) in O.G. Orig. Gangster (record sleeve notes) Superfly drobe, super dope pad, Cars for your ass And I'm talkin' 'bout class, Benz's and better with his name on the dash. 2001 H. L. Gates in H. J. Elan & D. Krasner Afr. Amer. Performance & Theater Hist. vii. 139 There is a blue velvet fedora here, electric blue trousers there, a Superfly hat and overcoat on a man escorting his magenta-clad wife. 2008 Daily Tel. 6 Mar. 28/2 The film was pitched as offshore blaxploitation, with big guns, superfly threads and Rastas on motorbikes. B. n. Usually with capital initial. A person, esp. an African American, who resembles the protagonist of the film Super Fly (see etymology), esp. (a) a powerful drug dealer; (b) an ostentatiously fashionable person. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > [noun] > supplier or seller of drugs street chemist1970 superfly1973 1973 Black Panther 7 July 7/3 The high level dope pushers, the ‘Super Flys’, were the target. 1974 Black World Sept. 25/2 Long Black Song tells us, here in the 1970's, that the days of darky entertainers, superflies, sweetbacks, and Melindas, if not over, are numbered. 1983 Jet 28 Mar. 56/2 ‘I won't be playing any superfly or pimp or dope pusher,’ he promises. 1990 Rolling Stone 22 Mar. 94.1 One Man Gang and his manager, Slick, who fashions himself as the strutting Superfly of wrestling. 1998 M. Levin et al. Slam (screenplay) in R. H. Stratton & K. Wozencraft Slam 226 Everybody wanted to be a Superfly,..remember that? Now it's all about being a gangsta or OG. 2003 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) (Nexis) 6 Jan. 1 Frank Lucas was a real-life ‘Superfly’ who rose through the ranks of the Harlem underworld to become one of the biggest heroin kingpins of the 1970s. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1971
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