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girl +‎ -y

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girly (comparative girlier, superlative girliest)

  1. Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, gentle; unmasculine.
  2. (slang, idiomatic) Of, or pertaining to, a young, attractive woman; especially one who is scantily clad.
    a girly calendar
  3. (slang) Weak; wussy.
    • 2013, L. A. Campbell, Cartboy and the Time Capsule, page 112:
      There was enough food for a soccer team and we were going to grill it. Our meatfest included no girly utensils, no wussy plates. Just our hands, mouths, and incisors.

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girly (plural girlies)

  1. (childish) Girl.

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