"Judy" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːdi/ Audio: En-au-Judy.ogg [Australia]
enPR: jo͞o'di Rhymes: -uːdi
  1. (military) Aircrew has radar/visual contact on the correct target, has taken control of the intercept, and only requires situation awareness information. Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-Judy-en-intj-~-AeN~9M Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːdi/ Audio: En-au-Judy.ogg [Australia]
enPR: jo͞o'di Rhymes: -uːdi Etymology: From Judith. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Judith}} Judith Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Judy
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Judith, also used as a formal female given name. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names Related terms: Jodie, Jody, Jude, Punch and Judy
    Sense id: en-Judy-en-name-l97-V4JP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Judie
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːdi/ Audio: En-au-Judy.ogg [Australia]
enPR: jo͞o'di Rhymes: -uːdi Etymology: Related to Yehudi, Judah. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Yehudi}} Yehudi, {{m|en|Judah}} Judah Head templates: {{en-prop}} Judy
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
    Sense id: en-Judy-en-name-7rrtY8Fk Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew. Tags: rare Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Judy-en-name-xvbLEMNE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒuːdi/ Audio: En-au-Judy.ogg [Australia] Forms: Judies [plural]
enPR: jo͞o'di Rhymes: -uːdi Etymology: From Judith. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Judith}} Judith Head templates: {{en-noun}} Judy (plural Judies)
  1. (slang, chiefly UK, Liverpool) A girl or woman. Tags: UK, slang
    Sense id: en-Judy-en-noun-JIO5cAJN Categories (other): British English, Liverpudlian English
  2. Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Abisara. Categories (lifeform): Butterflies
    Sense id: en-Judy-en-noun-Bhqanx-9 Disambiguation of Butterflies: 8 17 16 20 1 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Judie
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Aircrew has radar/visual contact on the correct target, has taken control of the intercept, and only requires situation awareness information."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) Aircrew has radar/visual contact on the correct target, has taken control of the intercept, and only requires situation awareness information."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒuːdi/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Judie"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːdi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-Judy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0e/En-au-Judy.ogg/En-au-Judy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/En-au-Judy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "jo͞o'di"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Multiservice tactical brevity code#J"
  ],
  "word": "Judy"
}

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