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sheila
noun
a woman; a girl AUSTRALIA, 1832
From the given name Sheila. in the C19 spelt “shelah” and “shaler”, settling down to its current form in the early part of the C20. Although not highly derogatory it certainly is not complimentary, and many women take exception to it Women as a rule do not refer to other women as “sheilas”.- SHEILA–A young lady. — Gilbert H. Lawson, A Dictionary of Australian Words and Terms, 1924
- You didn’t have a sheila, did you? — Eric Lambert, The Veterans, p. 69, 1954
- [W]hen he got back from leave, he told his mates he’d met a “beaut sheila” and was anxious to get out of the Army to marry her. — Bill Wannan, Bullockies, Beauts and Bandicoots, p. 37, 1960
- Oh, Barbara’s a bonzer sheila, all right. Trouble is, she’s in Bundaberg. — Ray Slattery, Mobbs’ Mob, p. 76, 1966
- Beaut sheilas wandering round–real friendly–we help them into the carts you know–remember when young Joe got lost in the crinoline! — Kings Cross Venus, p. 13, 1 November 1972
- Bloody disgusting, that’s what it is, preying on poor screwed-up sheilas. — Alvin Purple, p. 102, 1974
- He wipes his mouth with his arm and tells me to have a good time, fuck a few sheilas for him. — Christos Tsiolkas, Loaded, p. 116, 1995
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