girly
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɝli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɜːli/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)li
Adjective
girly (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)
- Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
- (slang, idiomatic) Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad.
- a girly calendar
- (slang) Weak; wussy.
- 2013, L. A. Campbell, Cartboy and the Time Capsule, page 112:
- There was enough food for a soccer team and we were going to grill it. Our meatfest included no girly utensils, no wussy plates. Just our hands, mouths, and incisors.
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- See also Thesaurus:girl
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