peachy

English

Etymology

From peach +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpiːt͡ʃi/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -iːtʃi

Adjective

peachy (comparative peachier, superlative peachiest)

Resembling a peach, peach-like.
Although this is an apricot pie, it tastes peachy.
(colloquial) Very good, excellent, typically used sarcastically to indicate a state of misery, resentment or great frustration.
Oh, life is just peachy now that winter has come, it’s snowing all the time, and I’m freezing my backside off

Derived terms

Translations

like a peach

Afrikaans: perskeagtig
German: pfirsichähnlich, pfirsichartig, pfirsichhaft
Icelandic: perulega
Swedish: persikolik, persikoaktig, persikoliknande

very good

Finnish: mahtavaa (fi), ihanaa (fi)
German: schick (de), toll (de)
Hebrew: הַכֹּל דְּבַשׁ (hakól dvash)
Icelandic: mjög (is), vel (is)
Italian: grandioso (it)
Swedish: toppen (sv), finemang (sv), finfin (sv)

Anagrams

cheapy, pechay

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