b. ing, flies (flīz) v.intr. c. To operate an aircraft or spacecraft. Folks have been saying Murica long before it became ironic.We can find America written as ‘Merica in the early 1800s. See more. That loss of an initial, unstressed syllable has a name, by the way: aphesis.

To move through the air by means of wings or winglike parts. Usually used as pejoratives, the terms have also been re-appropriated as insider terms of endearment within LGBT communities.

To travel by air: We flew to Dallas. Fruit and fruitcake, as well as many variations, are slang or even sexual slang terms which have various origins but modern usage tend to primarily refer to gay men and sometimes other LGBT people. Inevitably definition, unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion. 2. a. To engage in flight, especially: a. To rise in or be carried through the air … 1.