Definitions for fleer
ˈfli ərfleer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fleernoun

   contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words

2. fugitive, runaway, fleernoun

   someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

   "fugitives from the sweatshops"

3. fleerverb

   to smirk contemptuously

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fleerverb

   To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe.

2. Etymology: Probably from a Scandinavian source, compare Norwegian bokmål flire, Jutish Danish flire.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleernoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Mockery expressed either in words or looks.

   Encave yourself,
   And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns,
   That dwell in ev’ry region of his face. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   2. A deceitful grin of civility.

   If a man will but observe such persons exactly, he shall generally spy such false lines, and such a sly treacherous fleer upon their face, that he shall be sure to have a cast of their eye to warn him, before they give him a cast of their nature to betray him. Robert South, Sermons.

2. To FLEERverb

   Etymology: fleardian, to trifle, Saxon; fleardan, Scottish. Stephen Skinner thinks it formed from leer.

   1. To mock; to gibe; to jest with insolence and contempt.

   You speak to Casca, and to such a man
   That is no fleering tell-tale. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

   Dares the slave
   Come hither, cover’d with an antick face,
   To fleer and scorn at our solemnity! William Shakespeare, Rom. and Juliet.

   Do I, like the female tribe,
   Think it well to fleer and gibe? Jonathan Swift.

   2. To leer; to grin with an air of civility.

   How popular and courteous; how they grin and fleer upon every man they meet! Robert Burton, on Melancholy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleer

   The Fleer Corporation, founded by Frank H. Fleer in 1885, was the first company to successfully manufacture bubble gum; it remained a family-owned enterprise until 1989. Fleer originally developed a bubble gum formulation called Blibber-Blubber in 1906. While this gum could be blown into bubbles, in other respects it was vastly inferior to regular chewing gum, and Blibber-Blubber was never marketed to the public. In 1928, Fleer employee Walter Diemer improved the Blibber-Blubber formulation to produce the first commercially successful bubble gum, Dubble Bubble. Its pink color set a tradition for nearly all bubble gums to follow. Fleer became known as a maker of sports cards, starting in 1923 with the production of baseball cards. Fleer also released American football (1960) and basketball (1986) card sets through its history. The company also produced some non-sports trading cards. In 1995, Fleer acquired the trading card company SkyBox International and, over Thanksgiving vacation shuttered its Philadelphia plant (where Dubble Bubble had been made for 67 years). In 1998, 70-year-old Dubble Bubble was acquired by Canadian company Concord Confections; Concord, in turn, was acquired by Chicago-based Tootsie Roll Industries in 2004. In late May 2005, news circulated that Fleer was suspending its trading card operations immediately. By early July, in a move similar to declaring bankruptcy, the company began to liquidate its assets to repay creditors. The move included the auction of the Fleer trade name, as well as other holdings. Competitor Upper Deck won the Fleer name, as well as their die cast toy business, at a price of $6.1 million. Just one year earlier, Upper Deck tendered an offer of $25 million, which was rejected by Fleer based on the hope that the sports card market would turn in a direction more favorable to their licenses and target collector demographic. One negative aspect associated with Fleer's Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors is that many sports card collectors now own redemption cards for autographs and memorabilia that may not be able to be redeemed; those fears were somewhat quenched in early 2006 when random memorabilia cards were mailed to the aforementioned collectors.

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1. fleer

   A fleer is someone who mocks, derides, or ridicules another person or thing. It can also be a facial expression or gesture showing such an attitude. Additionally, it can refer to an act of fleeing or running away.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleernoun

   one who flees

2. Fleer

   to make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout

3. Fleer

   to grin with an air of civility; to leer

4. Fleerverb

   to mock; to flout at

5. Etymology: [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr, Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre, vlarre, a wide wound.]

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1. Fleer

   The Fleer Corporation, founded by Frank H. Fleer in 1885, was the first company to successfully manufacture bubblegum; it remained a family-owned enterprise until 1989. Fleer originally developed a bubblegum formulation called Blibber-Blubber in 1906. However, while this gum was capable of being blown into bubbles, in other respects it was vastly inferior to regular chewing gum, and Blibber-Blubber was never marketed to the public. In 1928, Fleer employee Walter Diemer improved the Blibber-Blubber formulation to produce the first commercially successful bubblegum, Dubble Bubble. Its pink color set a tradition for nearly all bubble gums to follow. Fleer became known as a maker of sports cards, and has also produced some non-sports trading cards. In 1995, Fleer acquired the trading card company SkyBox International and, over Thanksgiving vacation shuttered its Philadelphia plant. In 1998, 70-year-old Dubble Bubble was acquired by Canadian company Concord Confections; Concord, in turn, was acquired by Chicago-based Tootsie Roll Industries in 2004. In late May 2005, news circulated that Fleer was suspending its trading card operations immediately. By early July, in a move similar to declaring bankruptcy, the company began to liquidate its assets to repay creditors. The move included the auction of the Fleer trade name, as well as other holdings. Competitor Upper Deck won the Fleer name, as well as their die cast toy business, at a price of $6.1 million. Just one year earlier, Upper Deck tendered an offer of $25 million, which was rejected by Fleer based on hope that the softening sports card market would revive. One negative aspect associated with Fleer's Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors is that many sports card collectors now own redemption cards for autographs and memorabilia that may not be able to be redeemed; those fears were somewhat quenched in early 2006 when random memorabilia cards were mailed to the aforementioned collectors.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fleer

   flēr, v.t. or v.i. to make wry faces in contempt, to mock.—n. mockery.—n. Fleer′ing.—adv. Fleer′ingly. [Cf. Norw. flira, Sw. flissa, to titter.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FLEER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Fleer is ranked #47966 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Fleer surname appeared 441 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Fleer.
   
   96.6% or 426 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Contempt

Anagrams for fleer »

1. refel

How to pronounce fleer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fleer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fleer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fleer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fleer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleer
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=fleer
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fleer
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html