middy1
[mid-ee]
- Informal. a midshipman.
- middy blouse.
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middy2
[mid-ee]
- a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer.
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Origin of middy2
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She was wearing a middy blouse, and that made her look five years younger.
The Wall Street GirlFrederick Orin Bartlett
“No, Tom, I certainly could not,” said the middy decisively.
Hunting the SkipperGeorge Manville Fenn
“No; we have got something else to think of, Tom,” said the middy sternly.
Hunting the SkipperGeorge Manville Fenn
“Then I feel disposed to do it,” cried the middy passionately.
Hunting the SkipperGeorge Manville Fenn
Now then, you two,” cried the middy angrily, “you have been asleep!
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middy
- informal See midshipman (def. 1)
- See middy blouse
- Australian a middle-sized glass of beer
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Word Origin and History for middy
n.
colloquial abbreviation of midshipman, by 1818. As "loose, long type of women's blouse," 1911, from resemblance to shirts worn by midshipmen.
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