girlie

or girl·y

[ gur-lee ]

/ ˈgɜr li /

adjective Informal.

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

noun

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

Nearby words

girl scouts of the united states of america, girl-o, girlfriend, girlfriend experience, girlhood, girlie, girlish, girls' brigade, girly, girn, giro

Origin of girlie

First recorded in 1940–45; girl + -ie

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Examples from the Web for girlie

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 couldn't be bored where you are, girlie," he whispered tenderly.
Captivity|M. Leonora Eyles

The Princess never would have stooped to treat a guest as she had treated Girlie.
The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor|Annie Fellows Johnston
I'm beginning to think that there is a good deal to Jack, for all he's so girlie.
We Ten|Lyda Farrington Kraus
Then the next time you're invited to a party you wait for the ice cream, girlie.
Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber
"You don't know what a comfort your sleep has been to me, my girlie," he said.
A Little Bush Maid|Mary Grant Bruce

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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