Talk:smexy

In online games??

In many Online Games smexy is used a sarcastic term. Generally referring to something that is very bizarre not unattractive but different or unique some times inferior. Usually it's used jokingly to make fun of some one or something. So my question is being that it is not a word defined by the dictionary does this Sarcastic application apply to the word definition?

206.219.147.110 19:25, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Usenet or published citation?Lucifer 05:13, 28 November 2011 (UTC)

Definition was changed

It used to say "extremely sexy" but now it's "embodying the qualities of sex appeal and intelligence". The given citation doesn't make it clear. Which is right? Equinox ◑ 20:23, 13 November 2016 (UTC)

Furthermore, if we do go with the "smart" claim, it isn't always intelligence: I can see clothing described as both smart and sexy, where smart is the opposite of casual clothing. Equinox ◑ 16:48, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Seems to have been a good-faith change (made over 10 years ago now!) by someone who interpreted this word as a blend of smart and sexy. Whereas I think it's an example of the sarcastic -ma- infix that's been shortened to preserve the monosyllabicity of sexy. Collins gives the smart + sexy etymology though. WordyAndNerdy (talk) 02:19, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Also worth noting the similar "shmexy", which its article links to the humorous schm- prefix instead of a portmanteau. Apocheir (talk) 03:14, 29 September 2023 (UTC)