See also: easy-peasy
Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Alternative forms
- 1.2 Etymology
- 1.3 Pronunciation
- 1.4 Adjective
- 1.4.1 Usage notes
- 1.4.2 Synonyms
- 1.4.3 Translations
- 1.5 See also
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of easy. Became popular after 1970-s.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective[edit]
- (childish) Very easy, simple.
Now now Benny, don’t cry about it, learning how to add fractions is easy peasy!
Usage notes[edit]
- In informal contexts, it is reasonably common to further extend this phrase with a nonsensical rhyme, probably due to its frequent use around young children. Common examples include:
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:easy
Translations[edit]
Translations
- Arabic:
- Moroccan Arabic: ساهل بحال الما (sāhil bḥāl el-mā), ساهل ماهل (sāhil māhil)
- Dutch: appeltje eitjen
- Finnish: helppo nakki(fi) (noun)
- French: les doigts dans le nez(fr), simple comme bonjour(fr), simple comme Baptiste(fr)
- German: babyeierleicht(de)
- Polish: łatwiutki(pl)
- Russian: легкотня(ru) (lexkotnja)
- Swedish: busenkel(sv)
- Turkish: çocuk oyuncağı(tr)
