girl friday
girl Fri·day
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gurl frahy-dey, -dee]
- /gɜrl ˈfraɪ deɪ, -di/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gurl frahy-dey, -dee]
- /gɜrl ˈfraɪ deɪ, -di/
Definitions of girl friday words
- abbreviation GIRL FRIDAY gal Friday. 1
- noun girl friday a female employee who has a wide range of duties, usually including secretarial and clerical work 0
- noun girl friday A right-hand woman. 0
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Origin of girl friday
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; modeled on man Friday
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Parts of speech for Girl friday
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
girl friday popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
girl friday usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for girl friday
noun girl friday
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- gal friday — Older Use: Sometimes Offensive. a woman who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.
- hired hand — a hired laborer, especially on a farm or ranch; farm hand or ranch hand.
Antonyms for girl friday
noun girl friday
- man friday — a male assistant to an administrator or executive; right-hand man.
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