girlie


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girl·ie

 (gûr′lē)
adj.
1. also girly Featuring minimally clothed or naked women, typically in pornography: girlie magazines.
2. Variant of girly..
n. also girly Derogatory
A girl or young woman.
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girlie

or

girly

n
a little girl
adj
1. displaying or featuring nude or scantily dressed women: a girlie magazine.
2. suited to or designed to appeal to young women: a girlie night out.
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girl•ie

(ˈgɜr li)
Slang. adj.
1. featuring nude or scantily clad young women: a girlie show; girlie magazines.
n.
2. Offensive. a girl or woman (often used as a term of address).
[1855–60]
usage: Definition 2 is perceived as insulting.
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Translations

girlie

[ˈgɜːlɪ]
A. N (US) → nena f, chiquilla f
B. CPD girlie magazine Nrevista f de desnudos
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girlie

n (inf)Mädchen nt
adj attr magazinemit nackten Mädchen; photosvon nackten Mädchen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

girlie

[ˈgɜːlɪ] adj (fam) (magazine, calendar) → con donnine nude
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
"We planned to call her that if she were a girlie. There were so many we would have liked to name her for; we couldn't choose between them, so we decided on Joyce--we can call her Joy for short--Joy--it suits so well.
It is Betty, the eldest, he addresses, she is "Dear Child," "My dear Daughter," "My good Girlie." He bids them be good and grow like their mother.
But dark or fair, she is my own dear little girlie, and her mother's pet." The little creature ran across at the words and nestled up against the lady's dress.
On the other end of the long-distance call came an American voice that said: 'Tita, I want Girlie to be my wife!' (Girlie is Daylinda Jr.'s pet name.)
Invited by Nograles to the hearing was Girlie Samonte, mother of Mark Joseph who is among the more serious cases of a child falling sick just weeks after being inoculated with Dengvaxia.
Summary: It is worth trying some of the bolder and coarser laces that actually feel more gothic than girlie
Despite waking at 6am for a daily two-mile run, not being allowed any sugar, wheat or alcohol and having restricted calories, it has been one of the best girlie holidays ever.
Take your seats for a great girlie night out Take your seats for a great girlie night out OMETIMES there's nothing better than a girlie night out.
I'M not a girl who does girlie shopping and when I do girlie shopping I invariably regret the girlie thing I've bought.
'You a fan o' Mrs T, girlie?' 'Course not,' Helen said.
A good girlie read good girlie read THE Wrong Knickers by Bryony Gordon is everything Bridget Jones was for the last generation.
"Pretty Little Liars" Season 5, Episode 2 titled "Whirly Girlie" will see the return of Alison DiLaurentis to Rosewood.