milkie
Milkie carries a few distinct meanings depending on context.
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Milkie carries a few distinct meanings depending on context. In British slang, it's a familiar, affectionate nickname for the milkman — the early-morning doorstep deliveryman of British suburban legend. Among children, it refers to an opaque white marble prized in playground games for its creamy appearance. The term also crops up as a casual, informal word for a woman's breast. Across all uses, the word keeps a soft, playful quality that matches its milky connotations.
The milkie used to leave two pints of semi-skimmed on our step every morning without fail.
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An opaque white marble in children's games.
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(slang) A woman's breast.
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(countable, British, slang) A milkman.
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(Australia, NZ, informal) A milkman or milkwoman.
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Australian and New Zealand informal term for the milkman or milkwoman — that early-morning legend who rattled bottles on your doorstep before the sun was even fully up. The classic Aussie habit of slapping an -o suffix on nouns gives ordinary jobs a friendlier, more larrikin ring. Though home milk delivery is largely a thing of the past, milko survives in nostalgic conversation and the occasional retro TV ad.