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girly-girly, a. and n. colloq.|ˈgɜːlɪˈgɜːlɪ|
[f. girly a.]
A. adj. Girlish in an exaggerated or affected manner; effeminate.
Girly-girly was the name of a music-hall song c 1900.
1883‘Mark Twain’ Life on Mississippi xlvi. 467 The very feature that keeps it [sc. Mardi Gras] alive in the South—girly-girly romance. 1891Outing (U.S.) Dec. 246/1 They despised dancing as ‘girly-girly’ and silly. 1900H. Lawson On Track 73 She'd..make a sweet little girly-girly dive for her chair. 1927Daily Express 20 June 8 Typical girly-girly ‘romp’ stuff.
B. n. A girl; a little girl.
1888Puck 17 Oct. 123/2 The rusticator sighs, With a strange look in his eyes: ‘Oh, where's my girly-girly of the Summer?’ 1899G. M. Cohan Dear Little Girly, Girly, Most ev'ry fellow tells about a little girly girly..with teeth so white and pearly. |