breezy

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English

Etymology

From breeze +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

Adjective

breezy (comparative breezier, superlative breeziest)

  1. With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
  2. (figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.
    • 1971, Carole King, Toni Stern (lyrics and music), “It's Too Late”, in Tapestry, performed by Carole King, Ode Records:
      It used to be so easy living here with you / You were light and breezy and I knew just what to do / Now you look so unhappy and I feel like a fool
    • 2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club‎:
      Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

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Noun

breezy (plural breezies)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) A young woman.
    • 2009, Randria Godbolt, Submissive, page 19:
      Then you got the Heartless Hustlas. This narcissist doesn't give a damn about anybody including himself. He usually messes with gutter breezies that he can manipulate 'cause she aint got nothin' goin' for herself no way.
    • 2018, Clifford "Spud" Johnson, Won't Stop
      I know you haven't brought any of these breezies to the place where I'll be staying, Cotton?
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