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sharpie

sharp·ie
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shahr-pee]
    • /ˈʃɑr pi/
    • /ˈʃɑːpɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shahr-pee]
    • /ˈʃɑr pi/

Definitions of sharpie word

  • abbreviation SHARPIE sharper. 1
  • noun sharpie a very alert person. 1
  • noun sharpie Slang. an ostentatiously stylish person. 1
  • noun sharpie marker pen 1
  • noun sharpie devious person 1
  • noun sharpie flatbottomed boat 1

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Origin of sharpie

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; sharp + -ie

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Parts of speech for Sharpie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sharpie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sharpie

noun sharpie

  • bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
  • con artist — A con artist is someone who tricks other people into giving them their money or property.
  • con man — A con man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
  • confidence man — A confidence man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
  • flimflammer — a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.

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