Meaning of mivvy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A landlady; a woman who is the owner or manager of a guesthouse.
   obsolete, slang
2. A marble.
   obsolete, slang
3. An (old) woman.
   derogatory, obsolete, slang
4. A skillful, smart, adept person.
   obsolete, slang

Examples

“Yah booh! Chuck ’em here, you old mivvy. I’ll cop ’em.”

“Vanity stepped out and grabbed up her dressing gown. "I don’t care what people think! I’m not any of those names you call me. And ke is my papa... you... you... black-hearted mivvy!" Vanity shuddered with satisfaction. She had no idea what a mivvy was, save that it had been Belle’s foulest name for a woman.”

““Is Marriage a failure ?” old mivvies are asking.”

“Drav a old mivvy to chapel larst Sanday, two mile and ten yard, and she tipped me—a shillin!”

“A perfect storm of yells follow. Cries of " J'yer, Jack, what'er yer done with yer bloomin' mivvy ? " " Brass up. Jack." " 'As yer old Dutch been a-gettin' of 'er daisies out again ? " and similar interrogatories ; but the voice of J. Hoop is silent.”

“" 'E does all the plannin' an' that, y'know," said Marketer, awkwardly. " He's a mivvy at makin' things easy."”

“The Jewish flashboy is " the goods. " He is a lad, a " mivvy," a man about town, a " one " with the girls, a " kernel."”

“In our time the boys were much given to "mivvies," or marbles, and some skilful fortunate youngsters would by the end of the marble season, amass an immense stock, and so become absolute merchants in them.”

“You certainly would have laughed to see others playing at marbles, for the “mivvies” were like footballs, […]”

“Mahony rallied him. “You were always a good one at striking a bargain, my boy! What about: ‘Four mivvies for an alley!’—eh, Dickybird?””

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