1. plural of shoofly: a type of molasses pie or cake popular in Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine
Usage: regional
2. plural of shoofly: devices or objects used to drive away flies
Usage: informal

Examples

• The bakery sold fresh shooflies every morning.
• Grandmother’s shooflies were famous throughout the county.
• We bought several shooflies at the Pennsylvania Dutch market.
• The restaurant featured traditional shooflies on their dessert menu.
• Farmers used various shooflies to keep insects away from their livestock.
• The old barn had several makeshift shooflies hanging from the rafters.