Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Resembling a peach, especially in color or texture.
  • adjective Informal Splendid; fine.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A fermented drink made from peaches.
  • Resembling a peach, especially in color or texture; of the nature of the peach.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Resembling a peach or peaches.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Resembling a peach, peach-like.
  • adjective slang Very good, excellent

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective very good
  • adjective of something resembling a peach in color

Etymologies

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peach +‎ -y

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Examples

  • And, of course, it's got to pass the sniff test: It should have an aroma that can best be described as "peachy."

    It's a peachy-keen time to eat 'em and keep 'em 2011

  • Wow this will just go over "peachy" with the black vote.

    Clinton touts support from 'white Americans' 2008

  • She had a wide, laughing mouth, searching grey eyes and the kind of peachy complexion most New York women would kill for.

    Black Blade Lustbader, Eric Van 1992

  • Perry was made to some extent from pears, and was advertised for sale in the _Boston News Letter_, and one traveller told of "peachy" made from peaches.

    Customs and Fashions in Old New England Alice Morse Earle 1881

  • Mon 28 Jun 10 (04: 05pm) ahahahahahaha, sounds like everthings just "peachy"

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Clark and Lois pretending everything was "peachy" in front of Martha Kent.

    Mania News Feed 2010

  • In fact, that was OK by them. same with the constant death threats Sarah Palin and her family are subjected to now, but again, that's just 'peachy' with the vast majority of the particpants here.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • In fact, that was OK by them. same with the constant death threats Sarah Palin and her family are subjected to now, but again, that's just 'peachy' with the vast majority of the particpants here.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2010

  • Michelle Eroica Reisling (2005) - Supposedly, this is has a "slate" taste, but it's kind of peachy to me, and it goes down smooth.

    South of the James 2009

  • Its acronym, PCHI, is pronounced "peachy," a breezy nickname that does not describe how Soran feels when he reviews figures showing a steady drain of his business to Partners doctors, who are paid 15 percent to 40 percent more than his doctors, based on Blue Cross rates.

    t r u t h o u t 2009

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