sharpie

[shahr-pee]

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 is always a great word to know.
So is racket. Does it mean:
a state, atmosphere, or mood of ease and gentle relaxation
an easy or profitable source of livelihood of dubious legality
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sharpie (ˈʃɑːpɪ)
 
n
(Austral) Compare skinhead a member of a teenage group having short hair and distinctive clothes

Sharpie (ˈʃɑːpɪ)
 
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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