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Word

judy

Phoneticsjudy

/ˈdʒudi/

Definitions

01female name

A1

n. a common first name for a woman, often short for Judith.

n. a female given name, historically a diminutive of Judith.

“Judy is coming over for dinner this evening with her family.”

“The document was signed by a woman named Judy, though her legal name was listed elsewhere as Judith Miller.”

02a woman

C2

n. a slang word for a girl or woman.

n. a slang term for a girl or woman, primarily found in Liverpool and surrounding regions.

“He was walking down the street with a young judy he had just met.”

“In older Liverpool dialects, it was common to hear men referring to their girlfriends or local women as judies.”

British English · Dialect · Slang

Synonyms

03military radio code

C2

interj. a code word used by pilots to say they have found their target and are taking control.

interj. a brevity code indicating the aircrew has radar or visual contact on the correct target and is assuming control of the intercept.

“The pilot radioed 'Judy' to let the controller know he could see the other plane.”

“Once the lead pilot called 'Judy', the ground controller ceased providing directional vectors and shifted to providing situational awareness only.”

Technical

Usage

Used in radio communications to signal that the pilot no longer requires guidance from the ground controller.

Etymology

From Judith.

Related to Yehudi, Judah.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domain

Military

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C2 · Proficiency
Frequency
Frequent
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