shmexy

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Etymology

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From shm- +‎ sexy.

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Adjective

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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.

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