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beastie noun- used as an endearing form of “beast”; also, in a jocular sense, of an insect UK, 1864
Mainly Scottish. - We weren’t acclimatized yet, and were covered in lumps and bumps where the beasties had got in. — Andy McNab, Immediate Action, p. 93, 1995
- an attractive woman UK
Objectifying a woman as an animal, much the same as “filly”. - A petty officer of my acquaintance, gazing admiringly at a retreating beauty, could be heard muttering “Oh, you gorgeous, long-leggedy beastie!” — Beale, 1984
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