girlie (girly)

girlie (girly)
1 adjective informal
1 girlie magazine/calendar etc a magazine etc with pictures of women with no clothes on
2 a woman who is girly behaves in a silly way, for example by pretending to be shy or always thinking about how she looks
3 spoken suitable only for girls rather than men or boys: Pink's a girlie color!
2 noun (C) an offensive word used by men to address a woman who they think is less sensible or intelligent than a man

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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  • girlie — ► NOUN (also girly) (pl. girlies) informal ▪ a girl or young woman. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (usu. girly) often derogatory like or characteristic of a girl. 2) depicting nude or partially nude young women in erotic poses: girlie magazines …   English terms dictionary

  • girly — 1886 (adj.) girl like; 1866 (n.), little girl (1860 as girlie), from GIRL (Cf. girl) + Y (Cf. y). Girly girly (adj.) is recorded from 1883; as a noun, from 1882 …   Etymology dictionary

  • girlie — has been used as an adjective since the 1920s to refer colloquially to entertainment and magazines that include pictures of naked or scantily dressed young women. It is spelt girlie, not girly …   Modern English usage

  • girlie — ☆ girlie or girly [gʉr′lē] Slang n. pl. girlies a girl or woman adj. designating or of magazines, shows, etc. displaying nude or nearly nude young women, esp. tastelessly or vulgarly …   English World dictionary

  • Girlie — Gir|lie 〈[gœ:li:] n. 15〉 Mädchen od. junge Frau, die kindliche, aber zugleich körperbetonte Kleidung trägt u. sich durch selbstbewusstes Auftreten auszeichnet [zu engl. girly „mädchenhaft“] * * * Gir|lie [ gə:li , gœrli ], das; s, s [zu engl.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • girlie — /ˈgɜli/ (say gerlee) Colloquial –noun 1. a girl. –adjective 2. illustrating or featuring nude or nearly nude women: a girlie magazine. 3. considered to be suitable for or befitting a girl: a girlie throw in cricket. 4. Also, girly girly.… …  

  • Girlie — Der Begriff Girlie entstammt einem Trend der 1990er Jahre und beschreibt eine junge, mädchenhafte Frau, die sich unkonventionell, oft körperbetont, kleidet und selbstbewusst, teilweise auch frech provozierend, auftritt.[1] Inhaltsverzeichnis 1… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • girlie — girl|ie1 girly [ˈgə:li US ˈgə:rli] adj informal 1.) girlie magazine/calendar etc a magazine etc with pictures of women with no clothes on 2.) BrE a girl or woman who is girlie behaves in a silly way, for example by pretending to be shy or always… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • girlie — [[t]gɜ͟ː(r)li[/t]] girlies also girly 1) ADJ: ADJ n Girlie magazines or calendars show photographs of naked or almost naked women which are intended to please men. [INFORMAL] 2) ADJ (disapproval) Girlie things are suitable for girls or women… …   English dictionary

  • girlie — or girly adjective Date: 1886 1. girlish 2. (usually girlie) featuring scantily clothed women < girlie magazines > < girlie show > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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