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A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name. examples
countable and uncountable, plural Rosies
(countable, US, informal) A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter). quotations examples
[…] continued oppression and exploitation of women in the workplace 50 years after the Rosies entered wartime factories.
2011, Philip C. DiMare, Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia, volume 1, page 1087
(uncountable, UK, slang) Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”). quotations
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.
1962, Derek Raymond [Robin Cook], The Crust On Its Uppers, London: Serpent's Tail, published 2000, page 21