Fly-papered
adj, verb
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Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of fly-paper form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of flypapered. alt-of, alternative
"It was the heat and fumes and bounces from buses that moved your stomach up to your throat and it was greasy meals at fly-papered diners at three a.m. and uniforms that were seldom off your back."
Example
More examples"It was the heat and fumes and bounces from buses that moved your stomach up to your throat and it was greasy meals at fly-papered diners at three a.m. and uniforms that were seldom off your back."
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