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girl | birl |

As nouns the difference between girl and birl

is that girl is a young female human; (in contrast to boy), a female child or young adult while birl is a type of grace note movement that quickly switches between low-A and low-G several times, producing a low rippling sound.

As a proper noun Girl

is a Chinese constellation located near Aquarius, one of the 28 lunar mansions and part of the Black Turtle.

As a verb birl is

to spin.

girl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young female human; (in contrast to boy ), a female child or young adult.
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  • Any woman, regardless of her age. (see usage notes)
  • A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
  • (uncommon) A queen (the playing card.)* Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
  • (colloquial) A term of endearment. (see usage notes)
  • A girlfriend.
  • A daughter.
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) A roebuck two years old.
  • (US, slang) Cocaine, especially in powder form.
  • * 1969 , Iceberg Slim, Pimp: The Story of My Life , Cash Money Content (2011), ISBN 9781451617139, page 43:
    • She had taught me to snort girl , and almost always when I came to her pad, there would be thin sparkling rows of crystal cocaine on the glass top of the cocktail table.
  • * 1977 , Odie Hawkins, Chicago Hustle , Holloway House (1987), ISBN 0870673661, page 175:
    • Elijah nodded congenially to the early evening regulars in the Afro Lounge, headed straight for the telephone hung midway between the mens and womens, his nose smarting from a couple thick lines of recently snorted girl .
  • * 2005 , K'wan, Hoodlum , St. Martin's Press (2005), ISBN 0312333080, page 185:
    • After about an hour or two of half-ass sex and snorting girl , Honey was zoned out. She flexed her still numb fingers, trying to find a warmth that didn't seem to come. Cocaine always made her numb.
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    • Usage notes

    * Calling a grown woman a "girl" may be considered either a compliment or an insult, depending on context and sensibilities. In some cases, the term is used as a euphemism for virgin, to distinguish a female who has never engaged in sexual intercourse (a "girl") from one who has done so (and is a woman).

    Synonyms

    * (young female human) see also . * (cocaine) see also .

    Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * attagirl * B-girl * baby girl * ball girl * bar girl * girl crazy * big girl's blouse * birthday girl * Bond girl * boys and girls * bunny girl * busgirl * business girl * call girl * career girl * choir girl * college girl * comfort girl * cover girl * cowgirl * dancing girl * daygirl * diamonds are a girl's best friend * dirty girl * Essex girl * flower girl * fluff girl * gal * girl band * girl-boy * girl Friday * girl friend/girlfriend * girl group * Girl Guides * Girl Scouts * girl power * girl talk * girl wonder * girlcott * girlhood * girlie * girlish * girly * girlie girl * girly girl * golden girl * grrrl * hello girl * homegirl * It girl * Jersey girl * little girl * newsgirl * nautch girl * old girl * paper girl * party girl * poster girl * pot-girl * ring girl * riot grrrl * salesgirl * sarong party girl * schoolgirl * shopgirl * showgirl * sky girl * slave-girl * street girl * sweater girl * the girl next door * valley girl * working girl * young girl (girl)

    References

    See also

    * miss

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    birl

    English

    Etymology 1

    Onomatopoeic.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (Scottish) To spin.
  • * 1893 , , Chapter XXII: Helvoetsluys,
    • About nine in the morning, in a burst of wintry sun between two squalls of hail, I had my first look of Holland - a line of windmills birling in the breeze.
  • * 1906 , '', reprinted in 1958, ''Para Handy Tales ,
    • "I'll maybe no trouble you long, boys," he moaned lugubriously. "My heid's birling roond that fast that I canna even mind my own name two meenutes."
  • To cause a floating log to rotate by treading on it.
  • * 1903 April, , Volume 20,
    • "That's nothing!" my companion repressed me, "anybody can birl a log. Watch this."
    Roaring Dick for the first time unfolded his arms. With some appearance of caution he balanced his unstable footing into absolute immobility. Then he turned a somersault.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music, bagpipes) A type of grace note movement that quickly switches between low-A and low-G several times, producing a low rippling sound. www.mcnabbs.org - Introduction to Bagpipe Music

    • References

    Etymology 2

    See birle.

    Verb

    (en verb)