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Meaning of "girlie" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GIRLIE

girlie  [ˈɡɜːlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GIRLIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Girlie can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GIRLIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of girlie in the English dictionary

The first definition of girlie in the dictionary is a little girl. Other definition of girlie is displaying or featuring nude or scantily dressed women. Girlie is also suited to or designed to appeal to young women.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GIRLIE


Burghley
ˈbɜːlɪ
Burleigh
ˈbɜːlɪ
burley
ˈbɜːlɪ
burly
ˈbɜːlɪ
curli
ˈkɜːlɪ
curly
ˈkɜːlɪ
early
ˈɜːlɪ
girly
ˈɡɜːlɪ
gurly
ˈɡɜːlɪ
hurley
ˈhɜːlɪ
hurly
ˈhɜːlɪ
hurly-burly
ˈhɜːlɪˈbɜːlɪ
murly
ˈmɜːlɪ
pearly
ˈpɜːlɪ
surly
ˈsɜːlɪ
swirly
ˈswɜːlɪ
twirly
ˈtwɜːlɪ
whirly
ˈwɜːlɪ
wurley
ˈwɜːlɪ
wurlie
ˈwɜːlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GIRLIE

girl
girl band
girl Friday
Girl Guide
girl power
Girl Scout
girl-watching
girl´s blouse
girlfriend
girlfriend experience
girlhood
girlie magazine
girlish
girlishly
girlishness
Girls´ Brigade
girly
girn
girnel
girner

WORDS THAT END LIKE GIRLIE

Bonnie Prince Charlie
Border collie
charlie
Checkpoint Charlie
collie
creeping Charlie
curliewurlie
folie
goalie
Jolie
Kalgoorlie
kylie
lie
millie
nellie
ollie
overlie
rough collie
underlie
willie

Synonyms and antonyms of girlie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «girlie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GIRLIE

Find out the translation of girlie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of girlie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «girlie» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

娘娘腔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

girlie
570 millions of speakers

English

girlie
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लड़कियों की पसंद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بناتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

девочка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

girlie
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মেয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fillette
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gadis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mädchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女の子らしい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아가씨
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Girlie
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con gái nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கேர்ளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कन्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

açık saçık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

girlie
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziewuszka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дівчинка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

girlie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

girlie
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

girlie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

aktigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

girlie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of girlie

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GIRLIE»

The term «girlie» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.731 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GIRLIE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «girlie» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «girlie» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about girlie

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10 QUOTES WITH «GIRLIE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word girlie.
1
Simon Baker
I don't like fancy fiddly girlie stuff.
2
Tim Daly
Well, I have a farm in Vermont that's my main residence, where I do lots of digging and mowing, and ride tractors - just so you don't get the wrong idea that I'm too girlie!
3
Joanne Froggatt
I really enjoy dressing up. I'm pretty much a girlie girl.
4
Willie Geist
I'm not a coffee drinker, so my drink is kind of like a girlie skim chai latte. I'm not proud of it, but it's really good.
5
Natasha Henstridge
I was a tomboy right from the time I was a kid and loved to be like that. I'd hate all the girlie things. Well my best friends as a kid have been boys. I get along best with the opposite sex. I guess that's the case with most people though!
6
Minka Kelly
I was a tomboy, not a girlie girl.
7
Nathan Lane
There's not a day in my life I'm not proud of being gay, but I just wasn't ready for that attention to be placed on it. I remember being on Oprah. Well, not on Oprah. Near Oprah. She started saying, 'Now, Nathan, you got all those girlie moves going down in 'The Birdcage,' where's all that coming from? You're so good at all that girlie stuff!'
8
Pixie Lott
I like to wear girlie things, but only if I can rock them up with biker boots or a jacket.
9
Marissa Mayer
I think it's very comforting for people to put me in a box. 'Oh, she's a fluffy girlie girl who likes clothes and cupcakes. Oh, but wait, she is spending her weekends doing hardware electronics.'
10
Kimberley Nixon
I have six brothers, and in the past I've done quite a few girlie films, like 'Wild Child' and 'Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging' - so when they've been to those, they've been incredibly embarrassed. They won't be embarrassed going to see 'Black Death' - I reckon they're going to love it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIRLIE»

Discover the use of girlie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to girlie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Joining Arnold: Rise of the Girlie Man
On the evening of October 7, 2003, I was standing among the hysteria and celebration of a highly unusual event inside the ballroom of the Century Plaza Hotel.
Tony Denera, 2012
2
Girlie
Girlie is a story of love, betrayal and redemption set in an exotic land where ancient prejudices linger and danger hides in the shadows of tranquil valleys.
George Graham, 2008
3
Uncovered: The Hidden Art of the Girlie Pulps
Uncovered uncovers the "Girlie Pulps" like no other book ever has. 208 full color pages and over 400 cover reproductions.
Douglas Ellis, 2003
4
99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Girlie
Girlie. By Kingsley Moses Everybody called him “Girlie.” A girl had rescued him from drowning; a girl had dared him to follow her across thin ice; he even looked like a girl! But when it came to the great bobsled race—. HILDREN spilled out ...
Kingsley Moses, 2014
5
Striptease : The Untold History of the Girlie Show: The ...
The Untold History of the Girlie Show The Theatre School DePaul University Rachel Shteir Head of Dramaturgy. licenses, outside New York no mayor ever matched LaGuardia's success. In Chicago, Mayor Edward Kelly had ordered strippers ...
The Theatre School DePaul University Rachel Shteir Head of Dramaturgy, 2004
6
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Sport Slur)! Magazine, January 22. I924 fiTOBOGGANING sf (Iir Sport Story Magazine, January 22, 1924 Girlie By Kingsley Moses. 3?” .1, v. .4' <9? lie Wasn't he eighteen years old; in his first year at college? Yet. despite all that. despite the  ...
Kingsley Moses, 2014
7
Were You Goin, Girlie?
As the Great American Depression of the 1930's finally ends on the brink of World War II, Katie finds herself on the verge of womanhood.
Josephine Carson, 2004
8
Goodbye Girlie
A champion of the Aussie battler - from Anzacs and shearers to prisoners-of-war - Patsy Adam-Smith has fought countless battles of her own. Goodbye Girlie is the remarkable account of a remarkable life.
Patsy Adam-Smith, 2012
9
Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Front Lines ...
She dissected the science, created an online avatar, and parsed the original fairy tales. The stakes turn out to be higher than she—or we—ever imagined: nothing less than the health, development, and futures of our girls.
Peggy Orenstein, 2011
10
Youth Identities, Localities, and Visual Material Culture: ...
While gangsta was the only overarching male narrative cited by both boys and girls, two types of femininity were cited by girls, including girlie girls and tomboys (boys did not appear to contribute to the construction of girls' narratives).
Kristen Ali Eglinton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GIRLIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term girlie is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bear Grylls goes over a mountain — with a movie star
Just because you think somebody is, you know, a movie star and a “girlie girl,” that she isn't strong and determined. She was an inspiration, ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
2
(TALENT) Forced Flakes
The women, however, have been stuck into stronger stereotypes – subtle sexuality or fem-girlie. Neither of these positions, I suspect, generates ... «Radio Ink, Jul 15»
3
Eclectic is the name of the game at the Arts & Antiques Marketplace
... Galiszewski, a Fairmont native who lives in McMurray, Pennsylvania, also offers vintage clothes at her spot, which she calls All Things Girlie. «The Exponent Telegram, Jul 15»
4
Wimbledon 2015: Serena Williams should be cherished like Federer
Serena is at least three contradictory characters in one - the warrior player, the handbag-designing girlie girl, the insecure body-conscious ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
5
More employers unhappy over maids' mobile phone usage
Ms Girlie Rencodo Gulay, a domestic worker from the Philippines, said she has no choice but to hide her mobile phone. "I asked my employer if ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
6
Victims killed before shop set on fire, say police
This was the result of the autopsy conducted by the police on Jose Daliva, 52, and Jolyn Alvaran, 36 (not Girlie Alabaran as reported on July 9). «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
7
Exclusive Wedding dresses looking for love
I'm not a girlie-girl and I don't particularly like dresses, so I didn't want to do the whole, 'Say Yes to the Dress' scenario. I searched for a while ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
8
Stacey Solomon does the girliest mani ever – pink, diamanté …
Can't wait for those... and in the meantime, we are definitely down with Stacey's baby pink, girlie mani that's perfect for this summer's vibe of ... «Reveal, Jul 15»
9
Marianne Banister creates melanoma-education foundation to honor …
They focus on the teen with the girlie style who liked to wear pretty dresses, who idolized fashion designer Lauren Conrad and looked forward ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
10
Brittney Griner Bares All for 'Body Issue'
And then sometimes-you see me on the court, and I'm hard-core, and then how I dress is masculine. If I put on something "girlie," I feel very ... «Out Magazine, Jul 15»

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