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Definition of Fly-by-night
1. Adjective. (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous. "A shady operation"
2. Noun. A debtor who flees to avoid paying.
3. Adjective. Ephemeral. "The symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
Definition of Fly-by-night
1. Noun. A creature which flies at night; a nocturnal flier or traveler. ¹
2. Noun. One who departs or flees at night in order to avoid creditors, law enforcement etc. (often used attributively). ¹
3. Noun. (idiomatic derogatory) A person or business that appears and disappears rapidly, or gives an impression of transience. ¹
4. Noun. (idiomatic derogatory) A traveling businessman or tradesman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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