"southie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: southies [plural]
Etymology: south + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|south|ie}} south + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} southie (plural southies)
  1. (India, slang, sometimes offensive) Somebody from South India; a Dravidian language speaker. Tags: India, offensive, slang, sometimes Coordinate_terms: northie
    Sense id: en-southie-en-noun-RJmHILQQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie, Indian English

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for southie meaning in English (1.2kB)

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