peachy

Definition

  • adjective: like a peach
  • adjective: resembling a 'peach'
  • often used in an ironic way to describe something that is bad, unpleasant, etc.
  • synonyms: ok, ace-high, bad

Examples

  • She acts as if everything in her life is 'peachy keen' [='peachy'], but I don't think she's really happy.

  • “It's starting to rain.” “Oh, that's just 'peachy'! What are we going to do now?”

  • For the first few months of their marriage, everything was 'peachy'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - What are you talking about? You want to make me beg? No. All l want is an explanation. l just smashed my cab and lost my job. Besides that, everything is peachy! Thanks for asking. Would you just explain calmly? You don't know you won a trip to Fhloston for two for ten days? (..)
    1997 The Fifth Element