girlie
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈɡɜrli/
- Slur
:
stripper
- I bought a girlie magazine in Union Station to help pass the time on the trip, and a tabloid newspaper to wrap around the magazine in case I should sit next to an old lady.
Examples
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What am I running here, a Girlie show or something?
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The girlie show featured several talented dancers who entertained the audience all night long.
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If we fall out, I hope we land in the girlie show.
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- Well, this isn't part-time at Starbucks, girlie.
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"It's the kind of key that would open up the old, worn trunk in the attic of your parents' house where your dad stashed all of his girlie magazines the day before his wedding."
Fiction book (1996) -
At the club, the crowd eagerly watched as the girlie performed a captivating dance routine.
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He was surprised to find that the girlie he met at the party was actually a professional performer.
Synonyms
277
4.9
A performer who takes off clothes to give sexual entertainment
9
7.4
A person who dances for people in a sexual way, often taking off clothes
1
7.9
A person who slowly takes off their clothes to entertain people in a sexual way
1
8.5
A performer who slowly takes off clothes on stage to entertain adults
1
8.4
A woman who works in a club wearing rabbit ears and a fluffy tail
Compounds
- Informal
A dress with soft decorative details like ruffles or ribbons that shows a feminine style
- Informal
A pretty, soft look with pastel colors, floral patterns, and playful details
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Girlie was also used in phrases like 'girlie show' for stage acts with women, and from that people began to call the women performers 'girlies'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a girlie as a woman who dances in adult shows, and the word can be rude.