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sharpie

American  
[shahr-pee] / ˈʃɑr pi /
Or sharpy

noun

  • sharpies
    plural
  1. sharper.

  2. a very alert person.

  3. Slang. an ostentatiously stylish person.


Sharpie 1 British  
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

  1. a type of permanent marker

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sharpie 2 British  
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of sharpie

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


Example Sentences

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But when Gaga and her posse arrive at their destination across town, the same young woman has beaten them there, and waits with a sharpie and a photo.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025

Mid-show, he pulls a young fan sporting an Edgar cut onstage and signs his forehead with a sharpie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

Sixers fans needed only a sharpie and the adhesive to salvage their old No. 25 Simmons jerseys.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

However, the Illinois State Board of Elections said that "sharpie pens are the preferred ballot-marking method for many voting systems".

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2022

The sharpie usually had its round stern carried out quite thin.

From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Howard I. (Howard Irving) Chapelle

As he plotted out the film, Kohs grabbed a Sharpie, drew a medal with a ribbon and pinned the notecard to his research board, manifesting his dream ending: a Nobel Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

It carried Sharpie notes, cracked corners and faded logos from years of swipes.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025

The maker of Sharpie markers and Rubbermaid containers says it raised prices in response to tariffs, but rivals declined to do the same.

From Barron's ● Nov. 7, 2025

It’s a hard-covered journal that is smooth to the touch, with a specific Sharpie 1.0 pen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025

Then she takes out a Sharpie of her own.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

During the walks to the 15th and 17th tee boxes, the pre-prepared European players pulled out blue sharpies from their back pockets and scrawled away.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

Bitcoin sharpies and traders — the true believers who have fueled the crypto investment craze — have been all-in for years, and have the big profits to show for it.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2021

They act out a talent competition in an abandoned auditorium and create their own arts and crafts project out of soccer balls and black sharpies.

From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2019

“I was making it a lot prettier than it is to start with,” DeFoe said of his Storm Arashi Vibe lipless “rusty paw” crankbait, which he decorated with orange, red and black sharpies.

From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2019

Hanako picked up his hands, noticed his sharpies were getting dull.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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