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sort
noun- in combination with an adjective (usually good or bad), a person of whatever character is indicated UK, 1869
- He seemed a good sort: gregarious, stood his round, handsome, no prison record, au fait with the back catalogue of Girls Aloud, but definitely straight[.] — The Guardian, 24 January 2004
- a woman; a companion of the opposite sex AUSTRALIA, 1933
- [L]ook at that sort down the front there she aint arf got some top uns[.] — Frank Norman, Bang To Rights, p. 144, 1958
- Jimmy Pursey telling some sort he was breaking out of borstal to see her[.] — John King, Human Punk, p. 136, 2000
- — Dave Courtney, Dodgy Dave’s Little Black Book, p. 9, 2001
- an attractive woman AUSTRALIA, 1933
Without a distinguishing epithet this word equates with GOOD SORT- And if you pick up a sort–don’t. If she lets you pick her up it means the Yanks don’t want her. — Eric Lambert, The Veterans, p. 17, 1954
- What happened to that little sort on the jetty this morning? — John Wynnum, Jiggin’ in the Riggin’, p. 35, 1965
- a woman considered in terms of sexual attraction AUSTRALIA, 1948
Concentrating on the physical aspect of a person, as opposed to their character. An attractive woman is described as a “beaut sort”, “great sort”, “grouse sort”, “not a bad sort”, “terrific sort,” etc. An ugly woman can be described as a “rough sort”, “drack sort”, “awful sort”, etc. - “It’s a wonder she isn’t in the movies, a beautiful sort like her.” — Ray Slattery, Mobb’s Mob, p. 73, 1966
- [P]eople from overseas are devastated, they can’t believe that you can see all those superb sorts with nothing on. — Sandra Jobson, Blokes, p. 95, 1984
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