Girlie vs. Girly: What’s the Difference?

  • Girlie

    A girl is a female human from birth through childhood and adolescence to attainment of adulthood when she becomes a woman. The term girl may also be used to mean a young woman, and is often used as a synonym for daughter. The treatment and status of girls in any society is usually closely related to the status of women in that culture.

  • Girly

    Girly is a webcomic created by Josh Lesnick which generally centers on the romantic relationship between two girls named Otra and Winter, as well as other citizens of the city of Cute-Town. It ran from April 2003 and finished on September 16, 2010.

    On October 15, 2005 Girly became a part of the Dayfree Press collective, and on June 28, 2006 the first Girly print collection was published via Radio Comix.

Wikipedia
  • Girlie (noun)

    A magazine targeting an adult male audience and containing nude or semi-nude photographs of women.

    “When Grandma came to visit, the boy hid the girlies in his dresser so she wouldn’t see them.”

  • Girlie (noun)

    A young girl.

    “Daddy’s little girlie”

  • Girlie (adjective)

    Of entertainment, involving attractive women or images thereof, usually nude or wearing skimpy clothing.

  • Girlie (adjective)

    Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.

  • Girly (adjective)

    Characteristic of a stereotypical girl, very effeminate, sweet; unmasculine.

  • Girly (noun)

    Girl.

Wiktionary
  • Girly (adjective)

    characteristic of or appropriate to a girl or young woman

    “girly pink paper”

    “they liked skipping and picking flowers and doing very girly things”

    “don’t get all girly and cute”

  • Girly (adjective)

    depicting or featuring nude or partially nude young women in erotic poses

    “girlie magazines”

  • Girly (noun)

    a girl or young woman (often used as a term of address)

    “what’s your name, girlie?”

Oxford Dictionary

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