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sharpie

/ˈʃɑɹpi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sharpie at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An alert and energetic person.
  2. A professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games.
  3. A pen with indelible ink that will write on any surface.

Origin

From sharp + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

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