Freshly imported; flown in from another country.
(Singapore, of food and ingredients) Freshly imported; flown in from another country.
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Freshly imported; flown in from another country.
"airflown" means: Freshly imported; flown in from another country.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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The route and aircraft used to deliver material by an airlift.
(Singapore) Food purchased from one establishment and eaten at another.
A dated and largely archaic slang phrase meaning to speak loudly, boisterously, or with excessive confidence — often implying the speaker is showing off or talking more than the situation warrants. Typically used in early 20th-century American slang. The connotation is mildly negative, suggesting someone who is blowing hot air. Rarely encountered in contemporary speech, though it may appear in period fiction or historical dialect writing.
(India) To travel hastily by aircraft; to fly.
"airflown" means: Freshly imported; flown in from another country.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"airflown" means: Freshly imported; flown in from another country.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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