sheila
nounnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈʃiːlə//
A woman.
noun
- 1
slangA woman.
‘I didn’t like that sheila that tried to latch onto him, but.’
He was a real gentleman and although he never asked any personal questions as to why ‘a couple of sheilas’ was hitch hiking to Perth, he said he was glad of the company.
“[…]You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”
I definitely didn’t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.
Etymology
From Sheila (“female given name”).
noun
- 1
Variant of shaylaAlternative form of shayla.
They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).
Forms
- plural
- sheilas