millie
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the English diminutive given name Millie.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
millie (plural millies)
- (Northern Ireland, 19th Century, pejorative or affectionate) a mill-worker, usually a young, working class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.[1]
- (modern, pejorative or affectionate) A working class, harsh-spoken woman, often unemployed (also mil-bag).[2]
[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
- ^ BBC Newsline broadcast 27th of May 2010
- ^ Give my Head Peace
