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changie en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

From changing room + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Meanings

1. (UK, colloquial, in-plural, often, rare) A changing room.
   • He looked around the changies and pointed at a boy who was in school uniform. He was one of the lucky ones not doing PE. The boy ran out instantly and returned, entering the changies like Clint Eastwood entering a saloon. 2003, Graham Leman, “Bad Medicine”, in Andrew Collins, editor, Friends Reunited: Fully Authorised Stories from the World's Most Successful Website, Virgin Books, →ISBN, page 174:
   • before I know it, grandfather time (irwin) trots in to the changies crying his eyes out, spouting something about it not being fair that he can't go that party at wembley, and I was thinking Och aye the noo its a braw bricht night...^([sic]) 1999 May 6, Lee Wainwright, “The post match fergie interview”, in alt.sports.soccer.manchester.united (Usenet):
   • The other girls cleared out of the changies – just about big enough to roast a girl it were, never mind two dozen of them all getting changed and shaved and that – and I give it to her standing up in there. 2001, Kevin Sampson, Outlaws, Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 40:

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changie en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /t͡ʃeɪn.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

From change (“to put a clean diaper on (someone)”) + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Meanings

1. (childish, informal) A diaper change.
   • Ms. Parsons bent down to pick the stinky baby brained adult diaper girl up. "Come on Kimmy. I think we both need changies." 2023 December 12, @ExtraAbdl, Twitter:
   • "So," Puff said with a smile, "Does my baby boy need a changie now?" A big, proud smile came over Caleb. "Uh-huh! Baby needs a changie, Papa!" 2019 April 4, @BabyCR, “Teddy World: Caleb's Story”, in Daily Diapers:
   • Changie time :-3 after that snack time with oreo's! :-D 2012 October 6, @Diaper_Shepherd, Twitter:
   • "Whoopsie! First I think Adrienne needs a quick changie though!" she said happily as she made two vines from a vine whip grow off her body, and scoop her niece out of Alex's tail. "That is of course [if] you wouldn't mind being changed by your auntie sweetie?" Judy asked while looking her in the eye. Adrienne blushed. 2016 December 13, Spyder Rider, “Adrienne's New Perspective”, in FanFiction.Net, chapter 13:
   • I uhm uhm don't need a changie😳……but can we play pirates. Arf 2025 June 29, @rangerdalmo.bsky.social, Bluesky:

Forms

Relateds

pushie

Synonyms

changies