fruit fly
Any insect of the family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.
Seen in the wild
That's two weeks in fruit fly time.
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I'd have voted for a hologram, even a fruit fly over that man.
Ah yes, my Anti-Fruit Fly Technique. I havent used it since the Heian Era
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Any insect of the family, whose larvae damage plant tissue.
“That's two weeks in fruit fly time.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Any insect of the family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species that is used in genetic research.
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(slang) A woman who enjoys the company of homosexual men.
“Coffee & Sex: Nighttime coffee first dates might be a new trend if fruit fly research bears out to be true with humans. www.thetakeout.com/2162116/drin...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I'd have voted for a hologram, even a fruit fly over that man.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ah yes, my Anti-Fruit Fly Technique. I havent used it since the Heian Era”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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