Westie
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of Westie. alt-of, alternative
- 2 A West Highland White Terrier. informal
"Pet owners often trim their Westies with clippers and scissors to save expense."
- 3 An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor.; An inhabitant of the western suburbs of Sydney or Melbourne. Australia, derogatory, slang
"Take, for example, Sydney′s Westies, the inhabitants of the city′s much-maligned western suburbs."
- 4 An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor.; An inhabitant of the western suburbs of Auckland. New-Zealand, derogatory, slang
"For Aucklanders who know what it means, this person is a Westie. — http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.sysadmin.recovery/msg/66ad493f6f24113d"
- 5 An intense fan of the Christian singer Matthew West. slang
"The Westies in the crowd went wild when Matthew took the stage and sang Happy."
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- 6 A member of a criminal gang based in Hell's Kitchen on the west side of Manhattan. US
"Another killing was sparked when Tommy Hess, the bartender at Club 596, on Tenth Avenue, slapped the girl friend of a young Westie.[…]Hess went on a list of some 60 homicides police say were committed by the Westies."
- 7 A member of the Royal Westminster Regiment. slang
Synonyms
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More examples"Pet owners often trim their Westies with clippers and scissors to save expense."
Etymology
From west + -ie.
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