rosie
Speech parts
1. rosie - Noun
2. Rosie - Proper noun
Meaning
Rosie
A diminutive of the female given name Rose, Rosemary and other female names related to the rose. Also used as a formal given name.
(countable, US, informal) A female factory worker during World War II (after the 1942 song Rosie the Riveter).
(uncountable, UK, slang) Ellipsis of Rosie Lee (“tea”).
Alternative forms: Rosy, Rosey, rosie, rosy
rosie (uncountable)
Alternative form of Rosie (“tea”).
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Examples
Here comes old Rosie she's looking mighty fine Here comes hot Nancy she's steppin' right on time There go the street lights bringin on the night Here come the men faces hidden from the light All through the shadows they come and they go With only one thing in common They got the fire down below.
I was looking through a newspaper and it was an audition for 'Kids Say the Darndest Things,' so I tried out. One thing led to another and I appeared on 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show' and 'Oprah.
Twice we stood beside each other at the altar, Rosie. Twice. And twice we got it wrong. I needed you to be there for my wedding day but I was too stupid to see that I needed you to be the reason for my wedding day. But we got it all wrong.
The character of Rosie is based on a woman who used to live in the same apartment building I lived in many years ago. She's taken on a life of her own, of course.
I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
When I was a kid Ellen DeGeneres and Rosie O'Donnell were mere blips on the gaydar; and they were both still in the closet.