Sheila

Origin

From Sheila ("female given name").

Full definition of sheila

Noun

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.
• 2009, Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet, page 208,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.
• 2010, Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs, page 22,“...You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”
• 2011, Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories, page 8,I definitely didn′t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.

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• bloke, bruce Australian

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Anagrams

• Elisha