Woolliesn.

/ˈwʊlɪz/

Forms: also Wooleys, Woolies, Woollys.

Etymology: Shortened < Woolworths (see Woolworth n.): see -ie suffix.

colloquial.

A name for: a shop bearing the name of F. W. Woolworth PLC (cf. Woolworth n.); occasionally used for the company itself.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > series of shops with one owner > one of > specific

Monoprix1937

Woollies1939

Prisunic1957

Marks and Sparks1964

1939 Airman's Gaz. Dec. 16/1 At Woollies store they congregate For powders, creams and lotions.

1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy v. 120 Popular shops (with ‘Wooley's’—Woolworth's—a clear favourite with working-class people).

1962 Guardian 24 Dec. 4/2 Some of them are shoplifting: not Woollies combs, but watches and rings.

1971 Daily Tel. 16 July 17 ‘Woolies’ says that profits for the first half included a surplus of £261,000 on property sales.

1980 J. Ditton Copley's Hunch i. ii. 33 It's a good one. Not one of your Woollie's specials at a tanner a throw.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	woollies
释义	Woolliesn. /ˈwʊlɪz/ Forms: also Wooleys, Woolies, Woollys. Etymology: Shortened < Woolworths (see Woolworth n.): see -ie suffix. colloquial. A name for: a shop bearing the name of F. W. Woolworth PLC (cf. Woolworth n.); occasionally used for the company itself. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > series of shops with one owner > one of > specific Monoprix1937 Woollies1939 Prisunic1957 Marks and Sparks1964 1939 Airman's Gaz. Dec. 16/1 At Woollies store they congregate For powders, creams and lotions. 1957 R. Hoggart Uses of Literacy v. 120 Popular shops (with ‘Wooley's’—Woolworth's—a clear favourite with working-class people). 1962 Guardian 24 Dec. 4/2 Some of them are shoplifting: not Woollies combs, but watches and rings. 1971 Daily Tel. 16 July 17 ‘Woolies’ says that profits for the first half included a surplus of £261,000 on property sales. 1980 J. Ditton Copley's Hunch i. ii. 33 It's a good one. Not one of your Woollie's specials at a tanner a throw. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1939
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