English "peachy"

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anneli Sunday 06th of November 2005 05:52:41 PM
"peachy" - went to the movies the other day and heard the expression "peachy" mening "neat" "clever".
or?? :)
i wonder if there are other similar expressions?

joziboy Sunday 06th of November 2005 06:43:42 PM
- How about the idiom, [b]the land of milk and honey[/b] to mean Paradise or an unexplored country? :)

anneli Sunday 06th of November 2005 08:28:36 PM
- hehe, like the utopian society Candide and c/o searched for. can't remember the name of the city though..do you? :)

not quite what i meant though ;) meant more like..what other words/expressions could the man in the movie have used instead of peachy? i suppose they're modern every day language? ;)

joziboy Sunday 06th of November 2005 09:05:10 PM
- Aaah, okay :) Sorry. Thought you wanted expressions involving foods!

Hmm, there's quite a few I suppose
peachy, nifty, cool, perfect, clever, kif (SA English), neat (US English), excellent, great, fantastic...

JNathanG Sunday 06th of November 2005 11:28:07 PM
- Heh heh. I, myself have used all the words on joziboy's list except "kif"... which he says is (i assume) South African.

another that I thought of: sweet

Person 1: I just got a new motorcycle!
Person 2: Sweet!
Person 3: That's sweet!
Person 4: Sweeeeeeeeeeeet.
Person 1: Yeah. I know!

joziboy Monday 07th of November 2005 03:31:23 AM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by JNathanG[/i]
another that I thought of: sweet

Person 1: I just got a new motorcycle!
Person 2: Sweet!
Person 3: That's sweet!
Person 4: Sweeeeeeeeeeeet.
Person 1: Yeah. I know![/quote]

Haha, sounds like something out of [i]Dude, Where's My Car[/i] :)

Ciraric Monday 07th of November 2005 04:07:23 AM
- Have to add a 'DUDE!' to the start of each sentence for that jozi.

film. Tuesday 08th of November 2005 05:25:46 AM
- [quote]went to the movies the other day and heard the expression "peachy" mening "neat" "clever".
or?? :)
i wonder if there are other similar expressions?[/quote]

In English slang we often use this to mean "well". Like in the example below.

"Hey how are you?"
"Hey, peachy thanks, you?"

Hope that helped clear things up. :)

anneli Wednesday 09th of November 2005 05:09:01 AM
- can't decide on what to use: kif, sweet or dude..hehe..thanks a lot guys!

lexicon Wednesday 23rd of November 2005 12:13:01 PM
- In [i]Dude, Where's my car?[/i] the two main characters have tattoos on their backs. One says "Sweet" and the other says "Dude". Neither of them knows what his own tattoo says, and so they ask each other:

"Dude, what's mine say?"
"Sweet, What's mine say?"
"Dude! What's mine say?"
"Sweet! What's mine say?"
"Dude!! What's mine say?"
...etc.

ScottM Thursday 24th of November 2005 12:59:50 PM
- Never seen the movie, but depending on the inflection, the word "dude" can mean just about anything you want. Trust me. I use it to mean just about everything.

Phrasebase Archive
	anneli	Sunday 06th of November 2005 05:52:41 PM
	"peachy" - went to the movies the other day and heard the expression "peachy" mening "neat" "clever". or?? :) i wonder if there are other similar expressions?
	joziboy	Sunday 06th of November 2005 06:43:42 PM
	- How about the idiom, [b]the land of milk and honey[/b] to mean Paradise or an unexplored country? :)
	anneli	Sunday 06th of November 2005 08:28:36 PM
	- hehe, like the utopian society Candide and c/o searched for. can't remember the name of the city though..do you? :) not quite what i meant though ;) meant more like..what other words/expressions could the man in the movie have used instead of peachy? i suppose they're modern every day language? ;)
	joziboy	Sunday 06th of November 2005 09:05:10 PM
	- Aaah, okay :) Sorry. Thought you wanted expressions involving foods! Hmm, there's quite a few I suppose peachy, nifty, cool, perfect, clever, kif (SA English), neat (US English), excellent, great, fantastic...
	JNathanG	Sunday 06th of November 2005 11:28:07 PM
	- Heh heh. I, myself have used all the words on joziboy's list except "kif"... which he says is (i assume) South African. another that I thought of: sweet Person 1: I just got a new motorcycle! Person 2: Sweet! Person 3: That's sweet! Person 4: Sweeeeeeeeeeeet. Person 1: Yeah. I know!
	joziboy	Monday 07th of November 2005 03:31:23 AM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by JNathanG[/i] another that I thought of: sweet Person 1: I just got a new motorcycle! Person 2: Sweet! Person 3: That's sweet! Person 4: Sweeeeeeeeeeeet. Person 1: Yeah. I know![/quote] Haha, sounds like something out of [i]Dude, Where's My Car[/i] :)
	Ciraric	Monday 07th of November 2005 04:07:23 AM
	- Have to add a 'DUDE!' to the start of each sentence for that jozi.
	film.	Tuesday 08th of November 2005 05:25:46 AM
	- [quote]went to the movies the other day and heard the expression "peachy" mening "neat" "clever". or?? :) i wonder if there are other similar expressions?[/quote] In English slang we often use this to mean "well". Like in the example below. "Hey how are you?" "Hey, peachy thanks, you?" Hope that helped clear things up. :)
	anneli	Wednesday 09th of November 2005 05:09:01 AM
	- can't decide on what to use: kif, sweet or dude..hehe..thanks a lot guys!
	lexicon	Wednesday 23rd of November 2005 12:13:01 PM
	- In [i]Dude, Where's my car?[/i] the two main characters have tattoos on their backs. One says "Sweet" and the other says "Dude". Neither of them knows what his own tattoo says, and so they ask each other: "Dude, what's mine say?" "Sweet, What's mine say?" "Dude! What's mine say?" "Sweet! What's mine say?" "Dude!! What's mine say?" ...etc.
	ScottM	Thursday 24th of November 2005 12:59:50 PM
	- Never seen the movie, but depending on the inflection, the word "dude" can mean just about anything you want. Trust me. I use it to mean just about everything.