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Fly By Night 

Song written by Rush in their 1975 album Fly By Night. Contrary to their debut album, Fly By Night was the first to express elements of Progressive Rock the band is known for
Person 1: Did you hear Fly By Night in R40?
Person 2: No, it wasn't in R40
Fly By Night by newhavenrailroad January 30, 2017

Fly by night 

Type of contractor that takes %50 deposit from home owners in new communities then disappears over night with multiple hundreds of the unsuspecting victims loot.

To get high in the evening.

To start a bender this Friday that steamrolls Monday meetings.

A magic carpet ride when you rent a limo bus for an out of town party tour for the summer and go on tour singing live operatuneist.
Some of them irrigation contractors are fly by night so be sure to ask for their certification # from Centre For Irrigation Technology.

fly by night 

A slang term used to describe someone or more than one person (can be as large as a business or any other entity) who is extremely unreliable, unless they want something from you. To put these dirtbags in their place, one must confront them directly face to face. This term is different than a flake, as a fly by night DOES contact a person, but only when they want something, whereas a flake or flaky person DOES NOT.
Tim was such a fly by night about turning in that homework for our group, he got us an F! But then when he wanted a ride home from the bar, he contacted us left and right! That guy can walk his ass 3 miles to get home!

Kurt's fly by night attitude caused him to not be liked by his friends, and for him to only get sex from more undesirable types of women with hairy vaginas.
fly by night by johnnyb69 January 31, 2010

fly by night 

After I pull this last Bank job I'm gona fly by night... You know isa got the ghz. Isa hertz'n so bad I'm gona fly this old koop by night back to alie-bama get's some good grits.
fly by night by itichie_nocanpo October 17, 2006

fly by night mother fucker

The type of person who is shady, scandalous and typically does dirt in the late hours or very early morning. May have a girlfriend but never sees her due to his extracurricular activities he chooses.
Girl you don’t need him, he’s one of those fly by night mother fuckers.
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026

Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
Word of the Day on October 11, 2026
Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
Word of the Day on October 10, 2026
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