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girlie

or girl·y

[ gur-lee ]

/ ˈgɜr li /

Informal.

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adjective, girl·i·er, girl·i·est.

featuring nude or scantily clad young women: a girlie show;girlie magazines.

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.

Usually Disparaging and Offensive. (especially of a man) effeminate or timid.

noun, plural girl·ies.

Disparaging and Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.

Older Use a girl, especially a young girl: cute little girlies.

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Origin of girlie

First recorded in 1940–45; girl + -ie

Words nearby girlie

girl Friday, girlfriend, girlfriend experience, girl guide, girlhood, girlie, girlish, girl next door, girl-o, Girls' Brigade, girl scout

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How to use girlie in a sentence

The thing is this: the only way this show is girlie is that Mindy wears colorful clothing.
Inside the Mind of The Mindy Project’s Resident Weirdo, Ike Barinholtz|Kevin Fallon|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But like Romy & Michelle and Baby Mama, those movies, by and large, are easy to describe as, well, girlie.
'The Heat' Will Be a Hit, But Not a Game-Changer|Kevin Fallon|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most of all, she was a “girlie girl,” Pastor Rick Long of Grace Church of Arvada said.
A Tearful Goodbye to Colorado Kidnap Victim Jessica Ridgeway|Christine Pelisek|October 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“I came in thinking this is all going to be touchy feely girlie stuff, but it only took a few days and I was hooked,” he told me.
The War in the Living Room|Gail Sheehy|January 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST

I'm beginning to think that there is a good deal to Jack, for all he's so girlie.
We Ten|Lyda Farrington Kraus
Come along, girlie, directed the aunt, and she wound an arm over the shoulder that pressed up to her affectionately.
The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong|Lillian Garis
Hester, my blessed, blessed girlie, it is the most beautiful thing in the world!
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
That's good, girlie; and now you must eat your luncheon and then lie down for a little rest before you go this afternoon.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
The offer was graciousness itself, but it implied such a lack on Girlie's part that she felt vaguely uncomfortable.
The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for girlie

girlie

girly

/ (ˈɡɜːlɪ) /

noun

a little girl

adjective

displaying or featuring nude or scantily dressed womena girlie magazine

suited to or designed to appeal to young womena girlie night out

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