Being overconfident and reckless. Not knowing your limits. The phrase comes from the tale of Icarus, a young man who flew too close to the sun and fell from the sky when his wings melted. It's a tale of caution, warning us to remember our limitations.

Person #1: That man was killed by the gang leader, thinking he can take him on.
Person #2: I guess he flew too close to the sun.

flew too close to the sun by TheFierceDeity1 July 6, 2016

Related Words

Flewy • flexy • flew • Flery • Flewed out • flewq • fewy • flewd • flewed • Flewitt

my wig flew/snatched

a phrase used to define extreme shock and being surprised because of something that you saw.

" omg did you see that jillie edit, my wig flew/snatched i can't anymore!"

my wig flew/snatched by pureismileven February 25, 2018

a potato flew around my room

"A potato flew around my room" is apart of a popular vine involving a potato attached to a fan by a red sting while someone is singing "A potato flew around my room before you came…" this vine has been mimicked but those vines are cr@p compared to the original.

Hey bruh have you seen the vine "A potato flew around my room" got 21 revines

a potato flew around my room by Sushi_22111 November 26, 2014

wig flew

When someone slays your existence hard by serving fierceness or a look, your wig gets snatched off and flies off into the distance.

“Becks body is so snatched! Wig flew.”

wig flew by Wigtaken November 7, 2017

Flewed out

Phrase accidentally created by Yung Miami of City Girls when she misspoke promoting a twerking competition.

They later repurposed the phrase to describe a situation where a rich guy will fly a girl to a different location for a lavish weekend of shopping and restaurants, usually followed by the girl putting out.

"Bitch tryna get flewed out for the weekend"

Flewed out by Double Sugarplay December 31, 2020

wig flew off

When you're exposed to someone serving such fierceness, body, or look that it's as if you "caught the spirit" so hard your wig is thrown from your head.

The first time I saw Beyoncé's Formation music video, my wig flew off.

wig flew off by homo-sapien December 27, 2016

Galantir

A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.

Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.

Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026

Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

Word of the Day on September 22, 2026

Whale

In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.

"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."

Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020

Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.

Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.

Concrete cowboy by EugeneJohnson42000 March 16, 2024

Word of the Day on September 20, 2026

hobo loko

any hard liquor that is cheap & potent.. eg. relska, popov, potters, evan williams, kamchatka, fireball, rumpleminze, southern comfort, everclear

hey let's get a drink of that?

go ahead
*takes drink* ugh wtf is that?

everclear & bepsi
fucking hobo loko eeessshh

hobo loko by d i z k o 2 0 8 September 14, 2026

Word of the Day on September 19, 2026

God Shot

A chance happening with profound meaning, an unexpected blessing, a "sign".

Dr. Drew on Celebrity Rehab said "All of a sudden what had been just another Hollywood proposal became for him an unexpected blessing, an opportunity for growth. In drug recovery language, that's called a "God shot."

God Shot by Imogen1564 February 25, 2011

Word of the Day on September 18, 2026