girlie
Americanadjective
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featuring nude or scantily clad young women: girlie magazines.
a girlie show;
girlie magazines.
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Usually Disparaging and Offensive. of, characteristic of, or befitting girls or young women; feminine in a traditional way.
a girlie girl who likes everything sparkly and pink;
high-pitched girlie voices.
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Usually Disparaging and Offensive. (especially of a man) effeminate or timid.
noun
plural
girlies-
Disparaging and Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
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Older Use. a girl, especially a young girl.
cute little girlies.
noun
adjective
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displaying or featuring nude or scantily dressed women
a girlie magazine
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suited to or designed to appeal to young women
a girlie night out
Etymology
Origin of girlie
Example Sentences
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A former model, Cox launched her broadcasting career in the late 1990s, presenting on MTV as well as Channel 4 shows The Girlie Show and The Big Breakfast.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He was also the tour director on the Girlie Show tour in 1993.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024
Girlie has been jumping right up on the couch to watch with me and snuggle.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2021
In 1993, Madonna commissioned the designers to make costumes for her Girlie Show Tour.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 21, 2015
He was pretty when a child and when a youth, and the boys nicknamed him Girlie Dunne, and yet he outstripped all his boy companions in feats of strength and athletic performances.
From Oscar the Detective Or, Dudie Dunne, The Exquisite Detective by Halsey, Harlan Page
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