shmexy

9.9

Very sexually attractive in a playful, cheeky way

adjective

NSFW

: atractivo

That dress makes you look shmexy!

Examples

He tried on a new outfit and asked, 'Do I look shmexy or what?'
She always looks shmexy at parties.
Everyone agreed that the actor looked particularly shmexy on the red carpet.
She shmexy in that red dress at the party.
Everyone agreed that the actor looked particularly shmexy on the red carpet.
He tried on a new outfit and asked, 'Do I look shmexy or what?'
That dress makes you look shmexy!

Synonyms

foxy

vsshmexy

NSFW

36 7.7

Being sexually attractive and confident in appearance

is more playful and cheeky in sexual appeal than the seductive look

Antonyms

repulsive

54 5.5

Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell

unattractive

42 1.8

Not pleasant to look at or to the senses

How Sexy

ravishing

17 6.7

alluring

28 5.2

shmexy

NSFW

9.9

sexy

NSFW

926 4.1

attractive

653 1.0

Surface Forms

shmexy positive

Morphology

shmexy = sexy (semi-transparent) = shm + sexy

The meaning is clearly related to 'sexy' but the 'shm-' playful/dismissive colloquial modifier alters tone and may not be predictable for learners.

Etymology

Shmexy is a playful twist on sexy, adding a jokey shm- sound like in 'fancy-schmancy' to make it extra cheeky and fun. So shmexy means 'sexually attractive' in a teasing, playful way.