sharpie

American

[shahr-pee] / ˈʃɑr pi /

Or sharpy

noun

sharper.
a very alert person.
Slang. an ostentatiously stylish person.

Sharpie ¹ British

/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

a type of permanent marker

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sharpie ² British

/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /

noun

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

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sharpies

plural

Etymology

Origin of sharpie

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

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DESCRIPTION.—Head and muzzle as in H. harpia; fur long and dense, above brown with grey bases; underneath whitish; sides light brown.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage

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sharpie

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