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adjective
1.
not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
2.
not lasting; brief; impermanent; transitory: a fly-by-night theater.
noun Also, fly-by-night·er.
3.
a person or thing that is unreliable, especially a debtor who evades or attempts to evade creditors.
4.
a person regarded as a poor credit risk.
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Fly by night
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
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Origin:
1790–1800
1790–1800
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Word Origin & History
fly-by-night
1796, slang, said to be an old term of reproach to a woman signifying that she was a witch; extended 1823 to "anyone who departs hastily from a recent activity," especially while owing money. The two senses involve the two verbs fly.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
fly-by-night definition
Shady or untrustworthy: “Before buying stock in a newly formed company, the prudent investor will check its owners' credentials to make sure it's not a fly-by-night operation.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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