sharp·ie

[shahr-pee]
noun
2.
a very alert person.
3.
Slang. an ostentatiously stylish person.
Also, sharpy.


Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; sharp + -ie

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sharpie (ˈʃɑːpɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(Austral) Compare skinhead a member of a teenage group having short hair and distinctive clothes

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Sharpie (ˈʃɑːpɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
trademark a type of permanent marker

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sharpie definition


  1. n.
    a clever operator; a clever person. : She's a real sharpie. She'll take you for everything you've got.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Usual thought-model is to think of making dots on a balloon with a sharpie and then inflating it.
Sharpie's work great, but they also need some time to dry.
Sharpie artwork doesn't take paint well in less than four or five coats.
The time honored method still works: write your name on the cup with a sharpie.
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