What it means
Means something is dead easy, no hassle, done in seconds. It’s a sing-song rhyming phrase, often stretched to easy peasy lemon squeezy when you’re feeling a bit smug. Sounds childish, sure, but grown-ups use it constantly for anything from exams to DIY. Perfect for shrugging off a task like it never even touched you.
Usage examples
"How was the driving test, mate? Easy peasy, passed first go and even nailed the parallel park. You jammy git, I was sweating buckets."
"Setting up the new phone was easy peasy, ten minutes and everything was synced and ready to go."
"You reckon the exam was hard? Easy peasy, I was out the door before half the room had even started section two."
"Just had to reset the router and type the password back in. Easy peasy, took two minutes."
"You made that flat-pack desk on your own? Yeah, easy peasy. Had it up before the kettle even boiled."
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Where it comes from
It grew out of playful English rhyme, with easy getting doubled into easy peasy for that bouncy sing-song feel. The longer version, easy peasy lemon squeezy, really took off in Britain after a 1970s Fairy Liquid advert, which helped glue it into everyday speech for anything that felt laughably simple.
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