girlie style
- noun
- Informal
:
estilo femenino
- She decorated her bedroom in a girlie style with pink curtains and heart-shaped pillows.
Examples
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The shop's girlie style attracts customers who love bows and pastel colors.
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Although he preferred a minimalist look, his sister insisted on a girlie style for the party decorations.
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Her room is decorated in a lovely girlie style.
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They sell many girlie styles at that boutique.
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She decorated her bedroom in a girlie style with pink curtains and heart-shaped pillows.
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The shop's girlie style attracts customers who love bows and pastel colors.
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Although he preferred a minimalist look, his sister insisted on a girlie style for the party decorations.
Synonyms
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5.1
A way of behaving or looking that seems young and playful like a girl
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4.1
Style or behavior people connect with girls, like pink clothes
A decorative style with pink, lace and flowers
Antonyms
How Feminine
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'girlie' (styled in conventionally feminine ways) + 'style' (a manner or aesthetic), so the combined meaning of a decorative, feminine-oriented aesthetic is directly derivable from the parts. This follows a common cross-linguistic pattern (adjective describing a type of style), so an average B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Girlie style comes from the word girlie, meaning 'like a girl', and style, meaning a way of dressing or decorating. It brings to mind pink, flowers and bows, so the phrase now means a decorative, 'feminine' look.