easy peasy

See also: easy-peasy

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of easy. Became popular after 1970s.

Pronunciation

Audio (Southern England) (file)

Adjective

(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.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:easy

Derived terms

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

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