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middy
1[mid-ee]
middy
2[mid-ee]
noun
plural
middiesa medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer.
middy
/ ˈɪɪ /
noun
informalSee midshipman
See middy blouse
a middle-sized glass of beer
Word History and Origins
Origin of middy1
Example Sentences
He jumped passing lines, dug in and deflected on double teams, swished middies and bullied smaller defenders between him and the rim.
She and her friends walk to school in pleated skirts and middy sailor blouses.
Some middies snuck in late on Wed night and light the fire a day early.
A group of rabble-rouser middies, the “Bad Bunch,” coalesced around McCain.
In Norfolk, middies held hands and formed a human chain, dancing around cars like kindergartners, madly encircling the standstill traffic.
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