What does fly-papered mean?
Fly-papered means simple past and past participle of fly-paper.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
simple past and past participle of fly-paper.
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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Fly-papered means simple past and past participle of fly-paper.
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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