How to Pronounce "sugar and spice"
expression
SHOO-ger and SPYS
SHU-guh and SPYS
Definition
A phrase describing someone, usually a girl, as being very sweet, kind, and gentle. It originates from an old nursery rhyme about what little girls are made of.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃʊɡɝ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈspaɪs
British English
ʃˈʊɡɐ/ /ˈænd/ /spˈaɪs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHOO-ger and SPYS
UK
SHU-guh and SPYS
Listen in Context
She is all sugar and spice.
People say little girls are made of sugar and spice.
Her manners are pure sugar and spice.
Don’t let her sugar and spice personality fool you—she can be tough when needed.