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Shrekky

Shrekky adjective: resembling or characteristic of the fictional ogre character Shrek.

Adjective

Shrekky (comparative more Shrekky, superlative most Shrekky)

  1. (informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of the fictional ogre character Shrek.
    • Shrek cereal consists of sweetened corn puffs with marshmallow pieces, and it contains fourteen grams of sugar in every serving. “Kids just see that it’s Shrek,” Harkin says. See what a month of Shrekky breakfasts adds up to in terms of sugar intake: healthy eating advocates recommend taking a...2007, Lynn Ziegler, Spongeheadz: U & MEdia, Bothell, Wash.: Book Publishers Network, →ISBN, page 107
    • "At least I have my lucky trousers. Oh no, they're waving at me, shouting at me and one of them is standing up and calling out something. I can't quite make out what he's saying ... " The line goes silent. […] I begin telling her that her Shrek-look is the pinnacle of next season's much-hyped...2008 January 26, Susie Boyt, “With trousers come responsibilities”, in Financial Times, London, page 7

Examples of Shrekky in a sentence

  • Oy Shrek!" […] "I should take them back, maybe, shouldn't I?" I imagine the little slip on the returns form that says "reason garment unsuitable" filled in: way too Shrekky.2008 January 26, Susie Boyt, “With trousers come responsibilities”, in Financial Times, London, page 7:
  • "Ha ha," he laughs, exposing two Shrekky front teeth.2009 November 1, Camilla Long, “Come join me in the doghouse: Vince Cable was the sage of the credit crunch but these days his calls are as...
  • But I was now becoming something of an ogre, and not the cute Shrekky or Wayne Rooney type.2011, Richard Hawkey, “Sowing the Seeds”, in Life Less Lived: A Passage Through Burnout and Depression In the Suburbs, [Bloomington, Ind.]...
  • In the Shrekky Great Hall, where he still theatrically descends every day about noon, soft toys gather lint.2011 February 13, Camilla Long, “Playboy meets girl”, in The Sunday Times, London, archived from the original on 08 Dec 2022, page 16:

Forms of Shrekky

comparativemore Shrekky
superlativemost Shrekky

Origin of Shrekky

From Shrek + -y.

Questions about Shrekky

What does Shrekky mean?
Shrekky means resembling or characteristic of the fictional ogre character Shrek.
How do you use Shrekky in a sentence?
Oy Shrek!" […] "I should take them back, maybe, shouldn't I?" I imagine the little slip on the returns form that says "reason garment unsuitable" filled in: way too Shrekky.
What part of speech is Shrekky?
Shrekky is an adjective.

Words near Shrekky in the dictionary

  1. Shrek
  2. Shrekked
  3. Shrekkie
  4. Shrekkies
  5. Shrekking
  6. Shrekky
  7. Shreks
  8. Shrestha
  9. Shresthas
  10. Shreve
  11. Shreveport

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