girly
pronunciation
How to pronounce girly in British English:
UK ['gɜ:lɪ]
How to pronounce girly in American English:
US ['gɜlɪ]
Word Origin
- girly (adj.)
- "girl-like," 1866, from girl + -y (2). Reduplicated form girly-girly (adj.) is recorded from 1883; as a noun from 1882.
- girly (n.)
- girlie, "little girl," 1860, from girl + -y (3). Another diminutive was girleen (1836) with an Irish ending.
Example
- 1. I suggest that you get some friends over for a girly chat about the facts of life .
- 2. Melding disney motifs such as mouse ears and minnie-like polkadot bows with chunky pearl beads , it 's witty , girly costume jewellery .
- 3. " What may sound excessively ' girly ' to me may sound smart , authoritative and strong to my students , " she said .
- 4. Teach her the clinical names for her girly parts but give her permission to choose what she wants to call it .
- 5. If I 'd been a girly girl or a girl that had been very secure in her gender identity , I probably would have just forgotten about the name howard .