fly-by-night English

Meaning fly-by-night meaning

What does fly-by-night mean?

fly-by-night

— adjective (= shady) (of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous a shady operation

— noun a debtor who flees to avoid paying

— adjective ephemeral the symphony is no fly-by-night venture

Synonyms fly-by-night synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as fly-by-night?

fly-by-night English » English

shady

wangler

untrusty

untrustworthy

unreliable

unfaithful

undependable

uncertain

trickster

transitory

transient

slippery

short-term

short-run

short-dated

short

shifty

sharper

phoney

irresponsible

impostor

fugitive

faker

episodic

ephemeral

double-tongued

double-dealer

dodger

defrauder

con artist