sharpie

or sharp·y

[ shahr-pee ]

/ ˈʃɑr pi /

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noun

sharper.

a very alert person.

Slang. an ostentatiously stylish person.

Nearby words

sharpe's grysbok, sharpen, sharper, sharpeville, sharpey-schafer, sharpie, sharpish, sharps, sharpsburg, sharpshooter, sharptail mola

Origin of sharpie

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

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Examples from the Web for sharpie

Who drew trees and nudes on her bedroom wall using a Sharpie.
Speed Read: Lena Dunham’s Most Shocking Confessions From ‘Not That Kind of Girl’|Kevin Fallon|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It had her date of birth and death written on it with a Sharpie.
The True Life of Marilyn Chambers, the ‘Other’ Queen of Porn|Christine Pelisek|August 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So, too, are the poster board and Sharpie signs left with dead bodies.
Headless Bodies in Endless War|Bryan Curtis|June 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His edits often were indecipherable, mysterious marks on the side of the page written with a Sharpie.
The Rove You Don't Know|Matt Latimer|March 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST

He was one of a party of four who were cruising along the gulf coast in a sharpie.
Days in the Open|Lathan A. Crandall
It is possible that the Great Lakes sharpie devolved from the common flatiron skiff.
The Migrations of an American Boat Type|Howard I. Chapelle
Captain Joe shook his head, and the sharpie plunged on and rounded the point into the perfect calm of the protecting shore.
Caleb West, Master Diver|F. Hopkinson Smith
The New Haven sharpie was built in two sizes for the oyster fishery.
The Migrations of an American Boat Type|Howard I. Chapelle
A man who knocks about a sandy land in a sharpie should always carry a shovel with him.
On Yachts and Yacht Handling|Thomas Fleming Day

British Dictionary definitions for sharpie (1 of 2)

sharpie

/ (ˈʃɑːpɪ) /

noun

Australian a member of a teenage group having short hair and distinctive clothesCompare skinhead

British Dictionary definitions for sharpie (2 of 2)

Sharpie

/ (ˈʃɑːpɪ) /

noun

trademark a type of permanent marker

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