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View synonyms for sharpie

sharpie

or sharp·y

[ shahr-pee ]

noun

  1. a very alert person.
  2. Slang. an ostentatiously stylish person.


Sharpie

1

/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

  1. a type of permanent marker


sharpie

2

/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

  1. a member of a teenage group having short hair and distinctive clothes Compare skinhead

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sharpie1

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; sharp + -ie

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Example Sentences

Who drew trees and nudes on her bedroom wall using a Sharpie.

At one point in the game, Jessica—whose playful nature seems right at home—accidentally scribbles Sharpie on her own forehead.

“Here, let me do yours,” she says to me, reaching across the table to draw a Frida Kahlo–style Sharpie unibrow on my face.

It had her date of birth and death written on it with a Sharpie.

He pulls an unlit cigar from his teeth, his favorite black Sharpie at the ready.

The New Haven sharpie was built in two sizes for the oyster fishery.

This is made according to the Sharpie type, but the lines are changed to give the boat a more graceful appearance.

One of the prettiest and most convenient rigs for a small boat is known as the "leg-of-mutton sharpie rig" (Fig. 144).

A man who knocks about a sandy land in a sharpie should always carry a shovel with him.

He was one of a party of four who were cruising along the gulf coast in a sharpie.

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