Rosie

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See also: rosie and roșie

English

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Etymology

Diminutives +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rosie

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.

Noun

Rosie (countable and uncountable, plural Rosies)

  1. (countable, US, informal) A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter).
    • 2011, Philip C. DiMare, Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia, volume 1, page 1087:
      […] continued oppression and exploitation of women in the workplace 50 years after the Rosies entered wartime factories.
  2. (uncountable, UK, slang) Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”).
    Alternative forms: Rosy, Rosey, rosie, rosy
    • 1962, Derek Raymond [Robin Cook], The Crust On Its Uppers, London: Serpent's Tail, published 2000, →ISBN, page 21:
      Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Rosie.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rosie (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜏ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. a female given name from English
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