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Westie.

A West Highland White Terrier.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A West Highland White Terrier.

    informal
  2. An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor. An inhabitant of the western suburbs of Sydney or Melbourne.

    Australia · derogatory · slang
  3. An inhabitant of the western suburbs of a city or town, stereotyped as of working class status and poor. An inhabitant of the western suburbs of Auckland.

    New-Zealand · derogatory · slang
  4. A member of a criminal gang based in Hell's Kitchen on the west side of Manhattan.

    US
  5. A member of the Royal Westminster Regiment.

    Canada · slang
Where this word comes from

From west + -ie.

noun
  1. An intense fan of the Christian singer Matthew West.

    slang
    The Westies in the crowd went wild when Matthew took the stage and sang "Happy".
Where this word comes from

From West + -ie.

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