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From Sheila (“female given name”).

sheila (plural sheilas)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.
   • 2009, Rosemary Van Den Berg, Clogs and Bare Feet, page 208,

     He was a real gentleman and although he never asked any personal questions as to why ‘a couple of sheilas’ was hitch hiking to Perth, he said he was glad of the company.

   • 2010, Deke Rivers, The Singer and His Songs, page 22,

     “ […] You know I counted no less than fifty-five sheilas out on the street today, all screaming when you guys played.”

   • 2011, Kate Shayler, Burnished: Burnside Life Stories, page 8,

     I definitely didn’t think about getting married. I was real scared of sheilas back then.

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• bloke, bruce (Australian)

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From Arabic شَيْلَاء‎ (šaylāʾ)

mannequins wearing sheilas (shaylas)

sheila (plural sheilas)

1. A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women.
   • 2005, Meraj Rizvi, Khaleej Times, "Lesbianism makes its way to varsity dorms"

     They sport short hair, no makeup, and do not wear a sheila.

• (headscarf): niqab

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• Ashlie, Elahis, Elisha, Hailes, Salehi, hailse