Meanings
plural big girl's blouses · plural big girls' blouses
- CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryinformalAn effeminate or weak man, a sissy.
Call an election, you great big girl's blouse.
2019 September 4, Boris Johnson, Prime Minister's Questions, Response to Jeremy Corbyn (the Leader of the Opposition), House of Commons2 more examples
You can see why people might think you’re a bit of a big girl’s blouse, because you have manicures, sunbeds and bleach your hair.
2002 June, “Question to David Beckham”, in Marie ClaireThe reason for this was not because I was a big girl's blouse – no matter what anyone else says – but because as a fast bowler the big toe on the landing foot, which was the right in my case, is always in a state of disrepair.
2013, Ian Botham, Beefy's Cricket Tales: My Favourite Stories from On and Off the Field, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 134Synonyms: nancyboy, pantywaist, pansy, wuss, effeminate man
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn effeminate or weak man, a sissy.
Origin
First recorded (1969) in the television sitcom Nearest and Dearest, used by the character Nellie Pledge (played by comedienne Hylda Baker). It has been suggested that Baker had previously used this expression in her stage act.
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