surname, from Irish flann "red." Rhyming phrase in like Flynn is 1940s slang, said to have originated in the U.S. military, perhaps from alleged sexual exploits of Hollywood actor Errol Flynn (1909-1959).
flux
fly
fly-by-night
flyer
flying
Flynn
fly-over
flypaper
fly-swatter
flyte
flyway
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