middie

[ mid-ee ]
/ ˈmɪd i /

noun Informal.

a midshipman.

Origin of middie

see origin at middy1

Words nearby middie

midday, middelburg, middelmannetjie, middelskot, midden, middie, middle, middle age, middle ages, middle america, middle american

Definition for middies (2 of 3)

middy 1
[ mid-ee ]
/ ˈmɪd i /

noun, plural mid·dies.

Informal. a midshipman.
middy blouse.

Origin of middy

1
First recorded in 1825–35; mid(shipman) + -y2

Definition for middies (3 of 3)

middy 2
[ mid-ee ]
/ ˈmɪd i /

noun, plural mid·dies. Australian Slang.

a medium-size drinking glass commonly holding half a pint and used for beer.

Origin of middy

2
First recorded in 1940–45; mid1 + -y2

Words related to middies

cadet, marine, pilot, boater, diver, turtleneck, bodice, pullover, swab, tarpaulin, mate, jack, seafarer, navigator, mariner, salt, pirate, bluejacket, shipmate, tar

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British Dictionary definitions for middies (1 of 2)

middie
/ (ˈmɪdɪ) /

noun

Australian a glass or bottle containing 285ml of beer

British Dictionary definitions for middies (2 of 2)

middy
/ (ˈmɪdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

informal See midshipman (def. 1)
See middy blouse
Australian a middle-sized glass of beer