Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long, narrow, flatbottom fishing boat having a centerboard and one or two masts, each rigged with a triangular sail.
- noun An alert, quick-witted person.
- noun A sharper.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
sharpy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.), Local, U.S. A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called
Fair Haven sharpies , after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
alert person. - noun US, regional A knowledgeable
fisherman . - noun US A
swindler . - noun US A long, narrow
fishing boat used in shallow waters. - noun birdwatching Abbreviation of
sharp-shinned hawk . - noun Australia A member of a youth gang of the 1960s and 70s.
- noun A
felt tipped marker pen.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- noun an alert and energetic person
- noun a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
- noun a pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A poor nerd (you can recognize them by the Autobot/Decepticon logos stencilled onto their brown paper lunch bags in sharpie).
The N Word. Take it back and Own it. wendigomountain 2009
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The sharpie was a parting gift for the lucky fan who caught it.
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From the home page on, links take visitors to Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the search page for the term "sharpie," which returns groups set up by customers and fans.
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From the home page on, links take visitors to Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the search page for the term "sharpie," which returns groups set up by customers and fans.
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For the first bagel, I have them draw the indicated lines with a "sharpie".
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With buckshot, you can take a shot, go circle the hits with coloured "sharpie", take another shot, circle with a different coloured sharpie, etc ...
Latest Articles 2009
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However, if there's one other thing that is synonymous with "sharpie" it's "inky bleed through".
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In addition to the 2008 model line there will be some very special bikes in the Ducati performance display: an accessorized Desmosedici RR; the infamous Martini 1098 S; and a Monster 696 featuring custom "sharpie" graphics by Roland Sands Design.
Roadracingworld.com 2008
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And a fun tip, if you see a sharpie marking in your child's hand, just grab a wet sponge as fast as humanly possible.
Things I learned today Tyler 2009
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RJ: Don't stay out all night before you have to appear on a morning show and always carry a sharpie in case someone wants you to autograph her breasts.
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ShArPie
May 11, 2008