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PEACHY - disambiguation
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ueslteacher
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PEACHY - disambiguation
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Dear native-speaking friends:) Could you please help me out with the word peachy? I know what it means, but I �d like to know in what parts of the English-speaking world it �s common, and where one would sound goofy if they used this word. Looking forward to your replies:) Sophia |
2 Aug 2011
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Jayho
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Hi Sophia
It�s known downunder but it�s not terribly common. I�d say it �s more common in UK but maybe the UK NSs can confirm.
If you check our trustry friend here you�ll see that it�s not a red word so therefore not common from their perspective. They also say it�s US.
You wouldn�t sound goofy if you said it here but you might get a quizzical look from the person you are talking to.
Cheers
Jayho |
2 Aug 2011
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edrodmedina
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Not too common but when I here "peachy" it is usually dripping with sarcasm.
"How are you feeling?" asked the cop."Oh, I �m just peachy, " answered the man who �d just been mugged. |
2 Aug 2011
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douglas
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I would say Peachy is a very old term (like "cool daddy-o", but older), so if we use it we are using it being very aware of its out-of-datedness (perhaps trying to sound clean-cut fifties--Richie Cunningham or something like that). Ed�s right about the sarcasm thing.
Douglas |
2 Aug 2011
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joy2bill
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Real peachy....really 1950 �s era, I would say. you wouldn �t sound goofy just very old-fashioned.
Cheers Joy |
2 Aug 2011
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douglas
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Some interesting definitions from the web:
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2 Aug 2011
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ueslteacher
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Thank you ever so much, guys:) I heard the word in a couple of movies and I got the sarcasm thing, so I was just curious how it �s used in everyday life. Thanks for clarifying that for me. I didn �t know the word was from the 50s... This is one of the greatest advantages of the forum here that one can get feed back from native-speaking educators from different parts of the English- speaking world, don �t you think it �s awesome?;) Sophia |
2 Aug 2011
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edrodmedina
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I �m glad you �ve been disambiguated.  Ed |
2 Aug 2011
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mariannina
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Jayho just taught me this expression and I use it immediately, ueslteacher: " it �s a ripper of a site!
Ciao.
Mariannina |
2 Aug 2011
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