Advertisement

Advertisement

peacherino

[ pee-chuh-ree-noh ]

noun

, Informal: Older Use.
, plural peach·er·i·nos.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of peacherino1

First recorded in 1895–1900; peach 1 + -erino, alteration of -eroo, after Spanish or Italian words ending in -ino

Discover More

Example Sentences

I shall wake up in a minute or two and find myself in a hospital with a peacherino of a trained nurse smoothing 'me piller.'

Well, it just proves this new thing is a peacherino, declared Tom.

"Say, ain't he a peacherino, Mr. Sedgwick," whispered my young hopeful.

He's certainly down on the fair sex, even such a peacherino as this one.

This peacherino has been under cover throughout the meeting, but to-morrow it will be ripe and you want to get in on the killing.

Advertisement

Word of the Day

flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


peach brandypeach fuzz