IRL Idiom

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girl Friday

girl employee who does a variety of office jobs Jan is our girl Friday. She does the important jobs in our office.

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give it a whirl

try to do something, try your hand at When I saw the others dancing, I decided to give it a whirl.

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sweater girl

girl with big breasts who wears a tight sweater Jody was the sweater girl in our class. She was sexy.

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that a boy/that a girl

good work, well done, 'at a boy, 'at a girl "Whenever I get a good grade, she says, ""That a boy, Reid!"""

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big girl's blouse

derogatory term for a feeble and ineffectual soft person

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dude-girl

a girl or woman, usually one whose name you do not know:"Check out dude-girl in the red dress"

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fly girl

1. a woman who goes to lots of parties
2. see also fly your color

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gettin' yo swirl on

to dance

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homegirl

female equivalent of homeboy

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you go girl

1. an exclamation of praise; great job; right on; "I just aced my bio exam. You go girl!"
2. phrase of encouragement, used alone

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call girl|call|girl

n., slang A prostitute catering to wealthy clientele, especially one who is contacted by telephone for an appointment. Rush Street is full of call girls.

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cover girl|cover|girl

n. A pretty girl or woman whose picture is put on the cover of a magazine. Ann is not a cover girl, but she is pretty enough to be.

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girl Friday|Friday|girl

n. A very dependable and helpful female office worker; especially a secretary. Miss Johnson is the manager's girl Friday. There was an advertisement in the newspaper for a girl Friday.

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girl friend|friend|girl

n., informal 1. A female friend or companion. Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend's house. 2. A boy's steady girl; the girl or woman partner in a love affair; girl; sweetheart. John is taking his girl friend to the dance.
Antonym: BOYFRIEND.

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pinup girl|girl|pinup

v. phr. An attractive girl whose picture is pinned or tacked to the wall by an admirer. Some Hollywood actresses are understandably very popular pinup girls among male soldiers.

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showgirl

n. One who works as an entertainer in a bar or nightclub, musical show, etc. Several famous Hollywood stars actually started their careers as showgirls.

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working girl|girl|working

n., slang 1. (vulgar, avoidable) A prostitute. I didn't know Roxanne was a working girl. 2. A girl, usually single, who supports herself by working in an honest job, such as in an office, etc. The average working girl can't afford such a fancy car.

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cover girl

cover girl
An attractive woman whose photograph is featured on a magazine cover; also, a woman attractive enough to be so featured. For example, All models hope to be cover girls some day, or She's gorgeous—a real cover girl. [c. 1910]

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give something a whirl

give something a whirl
Make a brief or experimental try, as in I've never made a pie but I'll give it a whirl. [Colloquial; late 1800s]

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schoolgirl complexion

schoolgirl complexion
Fresh, glowing, unblemished skin, as in She's fifty but she still has her schoolgirl complexion. This expression, alluding to the beauty of young skin, was invented for an advertising campaign for Palmolive Soap, which ran from about 1923 through the 1930s and claimed to preserve one's schoolgirl complexion.

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whirl

whirl
see give something a whirl.

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whirlwind

whirlwind
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
to engage in, and suffer the consequences of, evil or folly: Hos. 8:7