easy peasy

See also: easy-peasy

English

Alternative forms

• easy peasey
• easy-peasey
• easy-peasy

Etymology

Reduplication of easy. Became popular after 1970-s.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

easy peasy

1. (childish) Very easy, simple.

   Now now Benny, don’t cry about it, learning how to add fractions is easy peasy!

Usage notes

• 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:

• easy peasy Japanesey
• easy peasy lemon squeezy
• easy peasy mac and cheesy
• easy peasy pumpkin peasy

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:easy

Translations

Translations

• Arabic:

  Moroccan Arabic: ساهل بحال الما (sāhil bḥāl el-mā), ساهل ماهل (sāhil māhil)

• Dutch: appeltje eitje n
• 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)

See also

• lovely jubbly