English
sheila
see also: Sheila
Noun

sheila (plural sheilas)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:woman
    Antonyms: Thesaurus:man
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    • 2009, Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=JqYwVOuunGsC&pg=PA208&lpg=PA208&dq=%22sheilas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=emWda-Lita&sig=SoKlCsmgRDyX9LikuTV8W6ttDlQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iIREUK6rG6q0iQe024HwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sheilas%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=4NfE9cPI5esC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=%22sheilas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=To0Q80j7nh&sig=66T6zZwImtuf9h08Z7RPnlTJ6r4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iIREUK6rG6q0iQe024HwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sheilas%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 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, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=IReCs5UrqigC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=%22sheilas%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=sCVa6MUkmS&sig=AkuWYCv3sAlGyfhnuatElZm6J4Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iIREUK6rG6q0iQe024HwDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22sheilas%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 8],
      I definitely didn’t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.
Noun

sheila (plural sheilas)

  1. A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women.
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    • 2005, Meraj Rizvi, Khaleej Times, "Lesbianism makes its way to varsity dorms"
      They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila.
Sheila
Proper noun
  1. A female given name.
    • 1874 William Black, A Princess of Thule, Adamant Media Corporation, ISBN 1402170394, page 295
      Were English girls not good enough for him that he must needs come up and take away Sheila Mackenzie, and keep her there in the South.
    • 1933 Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall,Faber and Faber 1933, page 91 ("Girls' Names")
      What lovely names for girls there are! / There's Stella like the Evening Star, / And Sylvia like a rustling tree, / And Lola like a melody, / And Flora like a flowery morn, / And Sheila like a field of corn,
    • 2008 Helen Walsh, Once Upon a Time in England, ISBN 9781841958682, page 48-49
      He shortened her name to Sheila which, in spite of its primness, she seemed to love. - - - For Susheela - Sheila, as she was now known - this creeping daylight signalled the start, not the end of sleep.
Translations Proper noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Sheela


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