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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

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

In the prep room, I put on the gown, and the surgeon drew marks on my chest with a blue sharpie.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2022

Mr. Goodsell claimed that he and his brother had built the first New Haven sharpie in 1848 and that, because of her speed, she had been named Telegraph.

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

I said, “My mom asked me how long I kept the Sharpie on so long.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

The maker of Yankee Candle and Sharpie on Monday said the cuts will have a limited effect on its manufacturing and supply chain operations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

Newell Brands sank 29% after the maker of Sharpie pens and Yankee Candle reported third-quarter sales that missed Wall Street expectations and the company slashed its full-year outlook External link for earnings and sales.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

As each person entered, they were handed a white label and a Sharpie to create a name tag for themself.

From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2025

The two most prominent sheets, however, were so fresh that the Sharpie ink was practically bleeding.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

Money managers and market observers don’t know what is happening in your portfolio, and their job typically involves trying to keep big-money investors happy despite the short attention spans those sharpies have.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 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

Like Mamet characters, they populated an America that had never existed, a kid’s idea of sharpies and hucksters and underworld life.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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