sleevie

English

Etymology

From sleeve +‎ -ie.

Noun

sleevie (plural sleevies)

  1. (colloquial, rare) Diminutive of sleeve.
    • 2003 May 15, David Simpson, “hoodlum mentality”, in alt.music.black-sabbath‎[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 1 December 2025:
      In 1776 the phrase "keep and bear arms" referred to military service. It did not give anyone permission to carry a firearm at any time other than when he was in a "well regulated militia". Since that is the way that most court decisions have interpreted the amendment, you are wrong, unless you meant the arms in your sleevies.
    • 2006 December 17, Huss, “[OT] On the advice of Paul Lutus and others...”, in alt.comp.freeware‎[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 1 December 2025:
      Your claim that "People want to avoid personal responsibility" is without empirical or logical foundation. Unless you have something up your sleeve. Want to shake those little sleevies for us, 'Paul'?
    • 2007 January 16, Janette, “PH/txt NOW £5k - loose women”, in uk.rec.competitions‎[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 1 December 2025:
      > Where's me mittens? Meet you both at the train station.................::
      > ;o)
      guessing on a bit of string threaded through your sleevies?
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:sleevie.

Usage notes

  • Chiefly used in puns with armies, where it is jocularly used to refer to arms.
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