virgie

See also: Virgie

English

Etymology

Clipping of virgin +‎ -ie.

Noun

virgie (plural virgies)

1. (informal) A virgin.
   • 1969 March [1956], Herbert Gold, The Man Who Was Not With It, New York, NY: Avon Books, page 181:

     Marveling, I said to her ear—and the pleasure I took in touching it with my talking lips!—“How do you know? A virgie like you were.”

   • 1993 June, David Brin, Glory Season, New York, NY: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 58:

     “Ferget ever'thing but feeling good!” the first one added, to Maia's growing confusion and irritation. The third man, of average height, with a dark complexion, nudged his companions. “Come on. You can whiff she's just a virgie. Let's go clean up an' head for Bell House.”

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:virgie.

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “virgie n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang