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A tiny paper promise that the event will be better than the design suggests.
means A single-sheet printed handout, usually produced cheaply and in bulk, meant to advertise or announce something.
from Ties to 'fly' — in the 1800s, 'flyer' or 'flier' described things noted for speed or lightness, including small handbills that could be scattered or 'flown' into a crowd. The leaflet sense is American in origin, sitting alongside the older use of 'flyer' for a fast train, a daring leap, or a risky bet ('take a flyer') — all variations on something quick, light, and loosed into the air.
- etymology
- from fly sheet, 1800s slang for handbill
- fate
- most die on sidewalks within hours
- spelling
- flier preferred for travelers, flyer for paper
- irony
- advertises events nobody reads flyers to find