sharpie
noun
sharpie
American
[shahr-pee]
/ ˈʃɑr pi /
Or
sharpy
Sharpie
1
British
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /
noun
sharpie
2
British
/ ˈʃɑːpɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sharpie
Example Sentences
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Many professional cooks do this with masking tape and a sharpie.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 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 1980 Julian Kaye was an arrogant, manipulative sharpie, background unknown, whose ability to feel an honest emotion was uncertain right through the film’s final shot.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
From this vantage point, he beheld a good-sized two-masted sharpie lying near the shore.
From When the Cock Crows by Baily, Waldron
It carried Sharpie notes, cracked corners and faded logos from years of swipes.
From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025
He usually carried a Sharpie, knowing fans would show up with DVDs or VHS tapes of their favorite Reiner flicks to be signed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
The maker of Yankee Candle and Sharpie on Friday said sales fell 7.2% to $1.81 billion in the third quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 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
We had a better chance of finding another dead muskrat in the cabinets before we found a Sharpie.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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
Then he turned and snarled, lifting his sharpies.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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