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plural sheilas
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman. quotations
He was a real gentleman and although he never asked any personal questions as to why ‘a couple of sheilas’ was hitch hiking to Perth, he said he was glad of the company.
2009, Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet, page 208
“ […] You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”
2010, Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs, page 22
I definitely didn’t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.
2011, Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories, page 8
A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women. quotations examples
They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila.
2005, Meraj Rizvi, “Lesbianism makes its way to varsity dorms”, in Khaleej Times