millie

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 See also 1.3 References 1.4 External links

[edit] English

[edit] Noun

millie (plural millies)

1. (Northern Ireland, 19th Century, pejorative) a mill-worker, usually a young, working class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.
2. (modern, pejorative) A working class, harsh-spoken woman, often unemployed (also mil-bag)^[1].

[edit] See also

• Essex Girl (English equivalent)
• chavette
• spide or steek (the male equivalent)
• skanger (Republic of Ireland equivalent)
• Lumpenproletariat
• Senga (Scotland equivalent)

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ Give my Head Peace

[edit] External links

• Stephen Nolan phone in on millies