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sheila en · NOUN · etymology 1

From Sheila (“female given name”).

(Australia, New-Zealand, slang) A woman.
- He was a real gentleman and although he never asked any personal questions as to why ‘a couple of sheilas’ was hitch hiking to Perth, he said he was glad of the company. 2009, Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet, page 208:
- I definitely didn’t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then. 2011, Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories, page 8:
- ‘I didn’t like that sheila that tried to latch onto him, but.’ 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 16:
- “[…]You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.” 2010, Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs, page 22:

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fr nana (woman) · fr gonzesse (woman)

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْلَاء (šaylāʔ).

(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of shayla.
alt of shayla
- They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila. 2005, Meraj Rizvi, “Lesbianism makes its way to varsity dorms”, in Khaleej Times:

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sheilas	Number=Plur		lexicographic
shayla		alternative	lexicographic