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单词 workie
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Definition of workie in English:

workie

(also worky)
noun ˈwəːki
informal
  • 1US. Usually with capital initial. A member or supporter of the Working Men's Party, a short-lived political party of the early 19th cent. which advocated the interests of the working class. Chiefly in plural Now historical.

  • 2More generally: a worker, especially a manual labourer. Frequently Scottish in later use.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From work + -y.

 
 

Definition of workie in US English:

workie

(also worky)
nounˈwəːki
informal
  • 1US. Usually with capital initial. A member or supporter of the Working Men's Party, a short-lived political party of the early 19th cent. which advocated the interests of the working class. Chiefly in plural Now historical.

  • 2More generally: a worker, especially a manual labourer. Frequently Scottish in later use.

Origin

Mid 19th century. From work + -y.

 
 
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