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

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How to use girlie in a sentence

At 5.30 o'clock Mother comes to our room, saying, 'It is going to be a good hay day, girlies.
The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow
"You will have to let me dye them black, girlies," she said.
The Little Grey House|Marion Ames Taggart
“Hello, girlies,” he greeted with a sickening smile as he opened the gate.
Doris Force at Locked Gates|Julia K. Duncan
The old girlies having dozed off, I chanced to ask him if he liked to talk of it, but he said no, it was a profanation.
The Christian|Hall Caine

If she can teach my girlies to be as sweet and helpful, I shall not mind a few eccentricities.
More about Pixie|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey

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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