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millie

nouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˈmɪliː//

A harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed.

noun

  1. 1

    datedA mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.

  2. 2

    informalA harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed.

Etymology

From the English diminutive given name Millie.

Forms

plural
millies
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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