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girlie

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++girl·ie1, girly /ˈɡɜːli $ ˈɡɜːrli/ adjective informal  1. girlie magazine/calendar etc informal SYTCNa magazine etc with pictures of women with no clothes on 登有女子裸体照的杂志/日历等2. British EnglishSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a girl or woman who is girlie behaves in a silly way, for example by pretending to be shy or always thinking about how she looks 〔女人〕行为愚蠢的,矫揉造作的3 British English spokenCHILD suitable only for girls rather than men or boys 只适合女孩子的 Pink’s a girlie colour! 粉红色是只适合女孩子的颜色!
Examples from the Corpus
girlieDo you think this watch looks too girlie?
girlie2 noun [countable] old-fashioned not polite  WOMANan offensive word used by men when talking to a woman who they think is less sensible or intelligent than a man 傻妞〔冒犯语,男人认为女人不如他们理智或聪明时使用〕
Corpus magazine a with of pictures with etc women


girlie
I
girlie1 , girly /ˈɡɜːli $ ˈɡɜːrli/ adjective informal
1. girlie magazine/calendar etc a magazine etc with pictures of women with no clothes on
2. British English a girl or woman who is girlie behaves in a silly way, for example by pretending to be shy or always thinking about how she looks
3. British English spoken suitable only for girls rather than men or boys:
    Pink’s a girlie colour!

II
girlie2 noun [countable] old-fashioned not polite
an offensive word used by men when talking to a woman who they think is less sensible or intelligent than a man
     
THESAURUS
■ relating to women
    female relating to women or girls: female voters | Advertisers try to sell things by using images of the female body.
    feminine used about qualities that are considered to be typical of women: You must not cry or show any other feminine weakness. | the ideal of feminine beauty
    womanly behaving, dressing etc in a way that is thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman – used to show approval: her womanly figure | the womanly virtues of compassion and patience
    girly/girlie informal behaving or dressing in a way that is thought to be typical of young girls, or suitable for a girl – often used disapprovingly: Stop being so girly! It's only a mouse! | a very girlie pink dress
    effeminate disapproving a man who is effeminate looks or behaves like a woman: His long blonde hair made him look rather effeminate. | a pale effeminate-looking young man


girlieBrE /ˈɡɜːli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɜːrli/ 🔊 (informal) adjective [only before noun] containing photographs of naked or nearly naked women, that are intended to make men sexually excited 有裸体或半裸体女人照片的girlie magazines有女子艳照的杂志(disapproving) suitable for or like girls, not boys 适合少女的;像姑娘一样的girlie games女孩子的游戏
girlieBrE /ˈɡɜːli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɜːrli/ 🔊 (informal) nouna way of referring to a girl or young woman, that many women find offensive 小妞儿;小娘们儿