girlie
noun, adjective
girlie is spelled G-I-R-L-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, girlie means “A magazine targeting an adult male audience and containing nude or seminude photographs of women” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of girlie is girlies.
How many letters and syllables are in girlie?
| Letters | 6: G-I-R-L-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is girlie?
Girlie appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce girlie?
- Australia
Girlie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-girlie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of girlie
- girlies plural
- girly
- girlier comparative
- girliest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does girlie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA magazine targeting an adult male audience and containing nude or seminude photographs of women.
When Grandma came to visit, the boy hid the girlies in his dresser so she wouldn't see them.
- 2
colloquialA young girl.
Near-synonyms: baby girl; see also Thesaurus:girl
- 3
A woman or person with feminine traits.
Near-synonyms: girlie girl, girly girl
adjective
- 1
slangOf entertainment, involving attractive women or images thereof, usually nude or wearing skimpy clothing.
- 2
slangCharacteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does girlie come from?
From girl + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).