peachy-keen
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peachy (keen) — mod. fine; excellent. □ Your idea is really peachy! □ What a peachy keen idea! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
peachy keen — adj chiefly US informal : very good : fine or excellent She acts as if everything in her life is peachy keen [=peachy], but I don t think she s really happy … Useful english dictionary
peachy keen — adjective Extremely good, exactly right; all right. Often used in the negative or with an ironic or sarcastic connotation to mean the opposite. Everything is just peachy keen, isnt it? The deadline is approaching and I have hardly even started… … Wiktionary
peachy-keen — /pee chee keen /, adj. Informal. peachy (def. 2). [1955 60, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
peachy keen — adjective Date: 1948 peachy 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
peachy — [[t]pi͟ːtʃi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n, ADJ colour If you describe something as peachy, you mean that it tastes or smells like a peach or is similar in colour to a peach. ...a rich, peachy dessert wine. ...peachy pink. 2) ADJ GRADED If you say … English dictionary
keen — Synonyms and related words: Attic, OK, Siberian, ablaze, absorbing, ace high, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, active, acute, adroit, afire, aggressive, agile, agog, alacritous, alert, algid, alive … Moby Thesaurus
peachy — Synonyms and related words: OK, ace high, bad, bang up, bonzer, boss, bully, but good, cool, corking, crackerjack, dandy, delicious, divine, downy, ducky, fab, feathery, fine and dandy, flossy, fluffy, furry, fuzzy, gear, glorious, great, groovy … Moby Thesaurus
peachy — peach|y [ pitʃi ] adjective 1. ) peachy or peachy keen INFORMAL excellent or nice 2. ) similar to a PEACH in color, taste, or smell … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peachy — adjective (peachier, peachiest) 1》 of the nature or appearance of a peach. 2》 (also peachy keen) informal, chiefly N. Amer. attractive or excellent: everything is just peachy. Derivatives peachiness noun … English new terms dictionary
