millie
See also: Millie
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mĭʹlē, IPA(key): /ˈmɪliː/
Noun
millie (plural millies)
- (informal, Northern Ireland, dated, 19th century, derogatory or affectionate) A mill worker, usually a young working-class woman working in the factories of Ireland's linen industry.[1]
- (informal, derogatory or affectionate) A harshly-spoken working-class woman, often unemployed.[2]
See also
References
- BBC Newsline broadcast 27th of May 2010
- “Give my Head Peace”, in (Please provide the title of the work), accessed 6 June 2008, archived from the original on 15 April 2008
Further reading
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