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fly-by-night meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of fly-by-night at MeaningMonkey.org. fly-by-night meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.FLY-BY-NIGHT noun
Definition of fly-by-night (noun)
- a debtor who flees to avoid paying
FLY-BY-NIGHT adjective
Definition of fly-by-night (adjective)
- (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous
- "a shady operation"
- synonyms: shady
- ephemeral
- "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet