How to Pronounce "sugar and spice and everything nice"
expression
SHU-gur and SPYS and EV-ree-thing NAYS
SHU-guh and SPYS and EV-ri-thing NAYS
Definition
A phrase describing the idea that little girls are made of sweet, pleasant, and nice things; often used lightheartedly or to refer to traditional or idealized femininity.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃʊɡɝ/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈspaɪs/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈɛvɹiˌθɪŋ/ /ˈnaɪs/, /ˈnis
British English
ʃˈʊɡɐ/ /ˈænd/ /spˈaɪs/ /ˈænd/ /ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ/ /naɪs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHU-gur and SPYS and EV-ree-thing NAYS
UK
SHU-guh and SPYS and EV-ri-thing NAYS
Listen in Context
Some people say girls are made of sugar and spice and everything nice.
My grandma always tells me I'm sugar and spice and everything nice.
The poem says girls are made from sugar and spice and everything nice.
Whenever my little cousin gets in trouble, my aunt jokes, 'Aren't you sugar and spice and everything nice?'