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old girl en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (UK) An alumna, especially of a public school.
2. (UK) Affectionate term of address for a woman.
   • "One thing," added George, after the peculiarities of the situation had been sufficiently admitted, "it's going to be the last time I'm mixed up in what isn't strictly on the level. If we get clear this once with anything like tidy, old girl, it'll be that little cottage with the pigs and poultry for a moral." 1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London:
   • Listen, old girl, I've got some news.

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Relateds

old boy

Translations (4)

fr ma grande (Affectionate term of address for a woman) · sv lilla gumman (Affectionate term of address for a woman) · sv tjejen (Affectionate term of address for a woman) · fr ma vieille (Affectionate term of address for a woman)