Post by t-bob on Feb 12, 2019 10:17:08 GMT -5
MARVY
adjective
1. Slang. marvelous; delightful.
Quotes
You havent heard of privatizing? That's this fantastically with-it idea the Reagan circle has for getting the government out of government. Isn't that too marvy? -- Russell Baker, "Such a Marvy Idea," New York Times, January 8, 1986 The 22-way adjustable driver seat was marvy. -- Dan Neil, "Bentley Bentayga: The Ultimate Luxury SUV," Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2016
Origin
Marvy is in origin an American slang term, a shortening of marvelous and the very common adjective suffix -y. Marvy first entered English in the 1930s.
adjective
1. Slang. marvelous; delightful.
Quotes
You havent heard of privatizing? That's this fantastically with-it idea the Reagan circle has for getting the government out of government. Isn't that too marvy? -- Russell Baker, "Such a Marvy Idea," New York Times, January 8, 1986 The 22-way adjustable driver seat was marvy. -- Dan Neil, "Bentley Bentayga: The Ultimate Luxury SUV," Wall Street Journal, March 12, 2016
Origin
Marvy is in origin an American slang term, a shortening of marvelous and the very common adjective suffix -y. Marvy first entered English in the 1930s.
