Sheila vs Canny - What's the difference?
sheila | canny |
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.
* 2009 , Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet ,
* 2010 , Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs ,
* 2011 , Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories ,
Careful, prudent, cautious.
Knowing, shrewd, astute.
Frugal, thrifty.
(Scotland, Northumbria) Pleasant, fair.
* 1783 , (Robert Burns), "Green Grow the Rashes O", Songs and Ballads
(Northumbria) Very or much.
As a proper noun sheila
is or sheila can be .As an adjective canny is
careful, prudent, cautious.sheila
English
Noun
(en noun)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.
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- “You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”
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- I definitely didn?t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.
Coordinate terms
* bloke, bruce (Australian)Synonyms
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* Australian slangcanny
English
Adjective
(er)- (Ramsay)
- (Sir Walter Scott)
- She's a canny lass hor like!
- But gie me a cannie hour at e'en,
- My arms about my dearie O;
- An' warl'y cares, an' warl'y men,
- Mae a' gae tapsalteerie O!
- That's a canny big horse, man!
