Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Five hundred years of the vulgar tongue

‘Quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been […] or is ever likely to be’​ — Journal of English Language and Linguistics

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widgie, n. 1. [1950s+] the female counterpart of a bodgie n. (3) 2. in attrib. use of sense 1.

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