Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of an air force, especially a pilot.

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  • noun slang Aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft.

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Examples

  • "if you were basketball fans, instead of women" - that's hilarious! because of course there are no women who are basketball fans! or if they are basketeball fans they have checked their womanhood at the door! nor, apparently, are there womens basketball teams. keep 'em comin 'flyboy, i still need to reach my daily quota of LOLs .....

    This Latina is still a feminist 2008

  • He made it an issue, remember, with that "flyboy" Mission Accomplished stunt on the carrier.

    Archive 2004-09-01 Mumon 2004

  • He made it an issue, remember, with that "flyboy" Mission Accomplished stunt on the carrier.

    Bye-Bye Bounce for Bush Mumon 2004

  • If Chesley Sullenberger ever lands an Airbus in a McDonald's drive-thru he shouldn't be served because I don't think that kind of flyboy cockiness should be encouraged.

    Daily Kos 2009

  • He took pride in being a "flyboy," bought a Jaguar Roadster and enjoyed the party life.

    CommonDreams.org Headlines 2009

  • My editor is helping me finish a six year project, a time travel novel about a long board surfing, three-plane-owner flyboy who meets a time traveler while flying at 12,000 feet over the California Coast.

    Writing Workshop: What are YOU writing? | Write to Done 2009

  • I'll grab Rec2 on BR (still haven't gotten Rec on BR!) when it hits. flyboy

    Red-Band Horror: Bloody Trailers for Survival of the Dead and [REC] 2 | /Film 2010

  • The young flyboy dropped to his knees, blood gurgling from his mouth as he tried to speak.

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

  • The young flyboy dropped to his knees, blood gurgling from his mouth as he tried to speak.

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

  • The young flyboy dropped to his knees, blood gurgling from his mouth as he tried to speak.

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

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