Meaning & use
easy-peezy
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Meanings
adjectivenot comparableinformalhumorous
Very simple and needing little effort; used mainly in casual speech to sound playful.
Grammar: Used before a noun or after a linking verb like 'be' or 'seem': an easy-peezy task; the task was easy-peezy.
Patterns
- easy-peezy
- be easy-peezy
- an easy-peezy something
The recipe was easy-peezy—just mix and bake.
Don't worry about the test; it's easy-peezy.
He said the job was easy-peezy, but it took all day.
interjectioninformalhumorous
Used on its own to say that something was or will be very easy to do.
Grammar: Stands alone as a response or comment, often followed by 'lemon squeezy' for rhyme.
Patterns
- Easy-peezy!
- Easy-peezy, lemon squeezy!
"How did the exam go?" "Easy-peezy!"
Just press this button. Easy-peezy!
Common combinations
- easy-peezy, lemon squeezy
- The puzzle was easy-peezy, lemon squeezy—I finished in a minute.
- look easy-peezy
- The dance move looks easy-peezy, but it's actually hard.
- sound easy-peezy
- The instructions sound easy-peezy, but I still got confused.
- piece of cake
- The test was a piece of cake, just like easy-peezy.
Synonyms and how they differ
- simple
- More neutral and standard; 'simple' can be used in any context, while 'easy-peezy' is only for casual, playful talk.
- effortless
- Suggests something is done without any effort, often in a more formal or admiring way; 'easy-peezy' is lighter and more joking.
- a breeze
- Informal and means something is very easy; it is a noun phrase, not an adjective, so you say 'It was a breeze,' not 'It was breeze.'
Opposites
Commonly confused: easy-peezy or easy-peasy?
easy-peezy vs easy-peasy
The usual spelling is 'easy-peasy' with 's', not 'easy-peezy' with 'z'. Both are informal, but 'easy-peasy' is far more common.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'easy-peezy' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Easy-peezy' is an adjective that describes a task or situation, so it fits after 'was' in option A. Option B uses it as an adverb, which is wrong. Option C uses it in a comparative form, but it is not comparable. Option D uses it as a verb, which is incorrect.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “easy-peezy”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.