Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The bullfinch.
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- proper noun An
English habitational surname - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname. - proper noun A female
given name transferred from the surname. Popular from the 1920s to the 1950s. - adverb informal, humorous
surely
Etymologies
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Examples
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SHIRLEY -- A 19-year-old Shirley man who suffered stab and gunshot wounds during a Saturday night incident in Shirley that also left a 19-year-old Groton woman dead has been described as a person of interest in the investigation.
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She takes exception to the portion of the post in which I refer to the Shirley Sherrod video as "doctored."
Crooks and Liars karoli 2011
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Jane Eyre (Ch. 12) "Shirley" is a powerful indictment of the position of women in nineteenth-century England.
The Better Part 2008
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Given the current of nostalgia that helps old TV shows get reinvented as modern feature films, Laverne & Shirley is perfect fodder.
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But Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick have you seen what Shirley is up to lately?
Archive 2009-06-01 Zenmomma 2009
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But Shirley is equally certain that Cristal was good for Nowitzki.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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But Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick have you seen what Shirley is up to lately?
Lather, rinse, repeat Zenmomma 2009
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I'm afraid that Crystal's mom, Shirley is just as much
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Shirley is a great book to make us understand the severe limitations imposed to women at the time.
The Better Part 2008
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There's no reason why SNP should tactically vote as they have a strong challenger in Shirley Anne Somerville who I believe has been helping to campaign for a long while now.
Edinburgh Region Jeff 2007
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