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shmexy

/ʃmɛk.si/

shmexy adjective: sexy.

Adjective

shmexy (comparative shmexier, superlative shmexiest)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, slang) Sexy.
    • Sexy, schmexy. My friend Flo is coming over and I will not have her see my daughter wearing ripped-up rags!!1984, Cathy Guisewite, Men Should Come with Instruction Booklets: A Cathy Collection, →ISBN, page 52
    • Sir Ben Marx. Singer, model, shmexy zombie.2011, Jaymie Baxley, "Sir Ben Marx Q&A", Feed Magazine, November 2011 (image caption)
    Synonyms:
    smexy
  2. (slang) Having a desirability like sexual attractiveness.

Examples of shmexy in a sentence

  • Wow, that was entirely too shmexy for this early in the morning.2012, Kimberly Pauley, Cat Girl's Day Off, Tu Books, →ISBN:
  • Flabbergasted by his transformation back into shmexy 'Cab Braden' who couldn't take his eyes off of me, I didn't know what to make of it in all my confusion.2012, Samantha Young, On Dublin Street, New American Library, →ISBN:

Synonyms of shmexy

Forms of shmexy

comparativeshmexier
superlativeshmexiest
alternative formschmexy

Origin of shmexy

From shm- + sexy.

Words that rhyme with shmexy

Questions about shmexy

What does shmexy mean?
Shmexy means sexy.
How do you use shmexy in a sentence?
Wow, that was entirely too shmexy for this early in the morning.
What part of speech is shmexy?
Shmexy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce shmexy?
Shmexy is pronounced /ʃmɛk.si/.

Words near shmexy in the dictionary

  1. shmeks
  2. shmendrick
  3. shmendricks
  4. shmendrik
  5. shmendriks
  6. shmexy
  7. Shmigel
  8. Shmigelsky
  9. Shmini Atzeret
  10. shmir
  11. shmired

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