peachy keen

adjective

Extremely good, exactly right; all right.

“Everything is just peachy keen, isn't it? The deadline is approaching and I have hardly even started yet.”

Meanings

adjectivepeachy keen (comparative more peachy keen, superlative most peachy keen)

comparative more peachy keen · superlative most peachy keen

  1. informalExtremely good, exactly right; all right.

    Everything is just peachy keen, isn't it? The deadline is approaching and I have hardly even started yet.

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    And why resist when this peachy-keen Jell-O is as easy on the cook as it is easy on the eyes?

    1959 June 22, “It's National Peachy Jell-O Week! [advert]”, in Life, page 82

    Just because someone dies with a will doesn't mean everything's peachy keen.

    2006, Scott Hatch, Lisa Zimmer Hatch, “Important Legal Concepts Every Paralegal Should Know”, in Paralegal Career For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, page 126

    Things seemed all peachy-keen when he subsequently tested negative for three straight days on July 26, 27, 28, and 29 before, whoops, testing positive again today on July 30.

    2022 July 31, Bruce Y. Lee, “Biden Covid-19 Positive Again, Is Paxlovid Rebound More Common Than Claimed?”, in Forbes

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