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IN BRIEF: n. - Blouse with a sailor collar.

Tutor's tip: The "middy" (a midshipman in naval academy) was smitten with Mimi and her "midi" (a mid-calf length skirt).

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noun
noun, Austral

A medium-sized measure of beer, or a similar quantity of another drink. (1945 —) .
K. Cook 'Middy of rum, Mick,' said the youth....Ten ounces of rum sold over the bar cost four dollars (1974).

[From mid noun, middle + -y.]

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• Nautical Occupations - middy: Informal. midshipman

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - (forkort. for midshipman) kadet

2.
n. - glas øl (austrl.)

Nederlands (Dutch)
matrozenblouse, adelborst 1e klasse (rang in marine), marinekadet (V.S.)

Français (French)
1.
n. - aspirant, élève, chemisier à col marin

2.
n. - (Austral) verre de bière (de 285 ml) (fam)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Seeoffiziersanwärter, (naut) Leutnant zur See

2.
n. - (Austr) ein Glas Bier (285 ml)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δόκιμος σημαιοφόρος

Italiano (Italian)
cadetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - blusa de marinheiro (f)
abbr. - aspirante de Marinha (m)

Русский (Russian)
гардемарин

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - guardiamarina, marinera (blusa)

2.
n. - vaso de cerveza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sjömansblus
abbr. - midshipman

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海军校生, 水手衫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海軍校生, 水手衫

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 해군 소위 후보생

2.
n. - 세일러복형의 블라우스

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 見習い将校, 海軍兵学校の生徒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بلوزة وسط, مرشح بحري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חולצת נשים רפויה, בעלת צווארון כשל מלחים, פרח-קצונה (בצי)‬
n. - ‮מנת בירה (מדוברת, אוסטרליה)‬

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