Judy

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Judith.

Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Judy

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Judith, also used as a formal female given name.
    • 1931, Rose Fyleman, Punch and Judy:
      "Punch," said Judy,
      "You're looking moody."
      "Judy," said Punch,
      "I want my lunch."
    • 1989, Judy Carter, Stand-up Comedy: A Book, Dell Publ., →ISBN, page 35:
      I've never met an old person named Judy. Now that's true. Maybe something happens to girls with young names like Debby, Judy, and Susie. At a certain age they make you change it to Doris, Edna, or Myrtle.
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Noun

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Judy (plural Judies)

  1. (slang, chiefly UK, Liverpool) A girl or woman.
    • 1937, Damon Runyon, A Piece of Pie:
      Then I ring the bell at this door marked Slocum, and who appears but a tall young Judy with black hair who is without doubt beautiful, but who is so skinny we have to look twice to see her []
    • 1959, Frank Clune, Murders on Maunga-tapu, page 10:
      To steal a housewife's purse might mean that her children would have to go hungry; but what of that, if the flash young “dip” could gain admiration from his mates by boasting that he had “frisked a judy's cly and lifted a skinful of bunce”?
  2. Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genus Abisara.

Etymology 2

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Related to Yehudi, Judah.

Proper noun

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Judy

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.

Etymology 3

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Interjection

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Judy

  1. (military) Aircrew has radar/visual contact on the correct target, has taken control of the intercept, and only requires situation awareness information.

Middle English

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Proper noun

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Judy

  1. Alternative form of Jude