sharpie

or sharp·y

[ shahr-pee ]

noun

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

Sharpie

¹

/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

1. a type of permanent marker

sharpie

²

/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sharpie¹

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

Example Sentences

Sharpie pens are attached to each of them on a string, so members of the community can write messages of condolence and love.

From Time

This time around, Friday is the date with the giant red Sharpie circle on it, when 12 appropriations bills are due to expire.

From Time

Similarly, in Michigan, the bipartisan negotiators have now taken sharpies to the map 22 times in seven weeks, passing drafts among themselves without a resolution.

From Time

Connor has just sarcastically signed Evan’s blank cast with a Sharpie, seemingly an overture for some kind of friendship, but when he sees Zoe’s name on the letter he flips out and storms away.

From Vox

I use electrician’s tape and a Sharpie to label what it is and when I last topped up, and it lives in my camp kitchen box.

From Outside Online

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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• hustler
• swindler