girly








adjective, noun, plural girl·ies.

  1. girlie.

adjective Informal.

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

noun

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

noun

  1. a little girl

adjective

  1. displaying or featuring nude or scantily dressed womena girlie magazine
  2. suited to or designed to appeal to young womena girlie night out
adj.

“girl-like,” 1866, from girl + -y (2). Girly-girly (adj.) is recorded from 1883; as a noun, from 1882.

n.

“little girl,” 1866, (1860 as girlie), from girl + -y (3).

adj.

“meant to titillate men,” 1942, from girl.

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