middie
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of middie
Example Sentences
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Freshman middie Elexus Ray led the way with nine goals, Emma Yoffe had two and Amanda Wexler added one as the Dolphins claimed their fourth title overall.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
Taylor, the star goalkeeper, would tell her, “You’re the best middie ever!”
From Washington Post • May 26, 2022
Especially as the Terrapins replaced first-team all-Americans at goalie, defenseman and longstick middie, plus offensive midfield.
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2015
A middie tackled the bruiser who was carrying the ball for V.P.I., rolled with him across the sidelines and under the bleachers.
From Time Magazine Archive
And away they all ran, helter-skelter, towards the forecastle—the middie knowingly allowing the young aspirants for military distinction to get ahead of him, and bolting under the forecastle, while they ran thundering up the ladder.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
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