Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

Middies

 - 5 dictionary results

mid⋅die

  [mid-ee]
Use Middies in a Sentence
–noun Informal.
a midshipman.
Origin:
see middy 1

mid⋅dy

1  [mid-ee]
–noun, plural -dies.
1. Informal. a midshipman.
2. middy blouse.
Origin:
1825–35; mid(shipman) + -y 2

mid⋅dy

2  [mid-ee]
–noun, plural -dies. Australian Slang.
a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer.
Origin:
1940–45; mid 1 + -y 2
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To Middies
mid·dy   (mĭd'ē)   
n.   pl. mid·dies

  1. Informal A midshipman.

  2. A middy blouse.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

middy 
"loose, long type of women's blouse," 1911, from resemblance to shirts worn by midshipmen, from colloquial abbreviation of midshipman.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see Middies on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way