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▪ I. peachy, a.|ˈpiːtʃɪ|
[f. peach n.1 + -y.]
1. Of the nature or appearance of a peach, esp. in colour or texture; chiefly of the cheeks: Round, soft, and having a delicate pink flush like a peach; also transf. of a person: Having ‘peachy’ complexion.
1599T. M[oufet] Silkwormes 28 No peachy marke to signifie disdaine No greene to shew a wanton mind and vaine. 1775Barry Obstruct. Arts Eng. vii. 102 A delicate, peachy, bloom of complexion, very common in England. 1877Blackie Wise Men 332 When I was a youth, Some twenty summers on my peachy cheeks. 1973Country Life 15 Feb. 425/2 Their frosted bronzed peachy-pink lipstick. 1976Vogue 15 Mar. 19/1 (Advt.), One (Barley Sugar) is a peachy sort of shade.
Comb.1852Dickens Bleak Ho. lviii, One of the peachy-cheeked charmers.
2. slang. Attractive, outstanding, marvellous, etc.
1926E. Glyn Love's Blindness ii. 25 He..whispered to the man behind him — ‘Peachy bit in the eighth row — Look at the pearls.’ 1929S. Anderson in Mercury Story Bk. 228 It was a peachy time for me. 1932J. T. Farrell Young Lonigan iv. 193 He told himself that Airedales were peachy dogs, they were fighters, they could swim and liked the water, and they were smart. 1942O. Nash Good Intentions 27 Do you know a picture program that Mr Oglethrip would find simply peachy? 1973D. Westheimer Going Public xi. 166 How about it, fellows?.. Isn't it a peachy idea? 1976‘W. Trevor’ Children of Dynmouth v. 115 Your mum has a touch of style, Kate. I heard that remarked in a vegetable shop. I'd call her an eyeful, Kate. Peachy. 1977Time 10 Jan. 28/3 Carter vowed that his Administration would not let New York City go into bankruptcy... Asked for a reaction to the meeting, Carey beamed; ‘Peachy’.
b. peachy-keen adj. U.S. slang (see quot. 1960).
1960Wentworth & Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang 379/2 Peachy-keen adj. 1 Excellent; fine... 2 All right; fair; not good enough to warrant enthusiasm but adequate. 1969N. Cohn AWopBopaLooBop (1970) v. 50 We dig America. We think it's really peachy-keen. 1975J. Grady Shadow of Condor (1976) iii. 52 Everything in Montana is peachy keen.
▪ II. ˈpeachy, n. rare.
[f. peach n.1, after perry.]
A fermented liquor made from peaches.
1781S. Peters Hist. Conn. 245 They make peachy and perry; grape, cherry, and currant wines. |