Talk:highflier

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Possible missing senses

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John Camden Hotten's Slang Dictionary (1873) has:

High-flier, anything above the common order. Apt students, fast coaches, and special trains are sufficient instances of the extreme openness of the qualification.

Equinox 22:48, 5 January 2021 (UTC)Reply