Helpy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Offering help; helpful, often in a way that is proactive or overly eager. informal

    "John Fernandez, our helpiest helper, has charge of all the box-stalls, and he certainly does clean them thoroughly; from morning till night he stays with the job until he gets through when he says its through there is no earthly use of investigating, for it is."

Example

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"John Fernandez, our helpiest helper, has charge of all the box-stalls, and he certainly does clean them thoroughly; from morning till night he stays with the job until he gets through when he says its through there is no earthly use of investigating, for it is."

Etymology

From Middle English helpy, equivalent to help + -y.

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