millie

See also: Millie

English

Etymology

From the English diminutive given name Millie.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: mĭʹlē, IPA^(key): /ˈmɪliː/

Noun

millie (plural millies)

(informal, Northern Ireland, dated, 19th century, derogatory or endearing) A mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.[1]
(informal, derogatory or endearing) A harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed.[2]

See also

Essex Girl (English equivalent)
chavette
mil-bag
spide or steek (the male equivalent)
skanger (Republic of Ireland equivalent)
Lumpenproletariat
Senga (Scotland equivalent)

References

BBC Newsline broadcast 27th of May 2010
“Give my Head Peace”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2008 June 6 (last accessed), archived from the original on 15 April 2008

Further reading

Stephen Nolan phone in on millies

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