shmexy

English

Alternative forms

• schmexy

Etymology

From shm- +‎ sexy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃmɛksi/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛksi

Adjective

shmexy (comparative shmexier, superlative shmexiest)

1. (slang, euphemistic or humorous) Sexy.
   • 1984, Cathy Guisewite, Men Should Come with Instruction Booklets: A Cathy Collection‎^[1], →ISBN, page 52:

     Sexy, schmexy. My friend Flo is coming over and I will not have her see my daughter wearing ripped-up rags!!

   • 2011, Jaymie Baxley, "Sir Ben Marx Q&A", Feed Magazine, November 2011 (image caption):

     Sir Ben Marx. Singer, model, shmexy zombie.

   • 2012, Kimberly Pauley, Cat Girl's Day Off‎^[2], Tu Books, →ISBN:

     He sat down and smiled at me, a corner of his mouth higher than the other and one eyebrow raised. Wow, that was entirely too shmexy for this early in the morning.

   • 2012, Samantha Young, On Dublin Street‎^[3], New American Library, →ISBN:

     Flabbergasted by his transformation back into shmexy 'Cab Braden' who couldn't take his eyes off of me, I didn't know what to make of it in all my confusion.

2. (slang, of an inanimate object) Having a desirability like sexual attractiveness.

Synonyms

• (sexy): smexy