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In some senses, rosie is marked as informal, slang, US, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
rosie
UK /ˈɹəʊziː/ US /ˈɹoʊziː/
noun 3name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
last, still
VERB + ROSIE
coming, phoned, rang, tell
ROSIE + NOUN
birth, crayon, werewolf
PREP.
in
Definitions
name
1
A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.
noun
1
A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter).
[…] continued oppression and exploitation of women in the workplace 50 years after the Rosies entered wartime factories.
2
Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”).
Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.
noun
1
Alternative form of Rosie (“tea”).
Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.
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[…] continued oppression and exploitation of women in the workplace 50 years after the Rosies entered wartime factories.
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Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.
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Now for a quick lamp over the slag. Ever had someone put some snout ash in your rosie? Makes you put on that wry face, doesn’t it? Well, that’s what the slag does.
Wiktionary04
Rosie was allowed to stay up till eleven o'clock.
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My friend Rosie is a werewolf.
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Rosie gave birth last week.
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