Rosy

Pronunciation

• GenAm IPA: /ˈɹoÊŠzi/
• RP IPA: /ˈɹəʊzi/
• Rhymes: -əʊzi

From rose + -y

Full definition of rosy

Adjective

1. Rose-coloured.
• 1977, Agatha Christie, An Autobiography Chapter 2/2, If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.
2. Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume.
3. Optimistic.

From Cockney rhyming slang, "Rosie Lee".

Alternative forms

• Rosie (more common spelling, as per the etymology)

Noun

1. (slang, British) teaI wish a cup of Rosy.I fancy a cup of rosy lee.----