sheila
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9.9
A woman or girl in informal Australian English
- noun
- Australian
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- I asked my friend if she knew any nice sheilas who might join us for dinner.
Should we go and hop in my yard and pick up some sheilas, mate?
- Should we go and hop in my yard and pick up some sheilas, mate?
Examples
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No wonder your sheila left ya.
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The little sheila down the front.
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A guy dressed up like a sheila.
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- How you going, sheilas?
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Mate, have you got a sheila down there I don't know about?
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The little sheila down the front waved excitedly as the show began.
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What the bloody hell are you sheilas doing out here in the middle of nowhere?
Synonyms
283
7.7
A woman or girl said in a friendly, informal way
is used informally specifically in Australian speech
35
9.5
A Scottish word for a girl or young woman
is used in Australian speech and does not focus only on youth
1
8.9
An informal name for a woman or girl
is used in Australian speech rather than serving as a personal name
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sheila comes from the woman's name Sheila, which itself comes from the Irish name Síle. In Australia people began to use that name for any woman, so today sheila is an informal word for 'a woman' or 'girl'.