Manxie

Noun

Manxie (plural Manxies)

1. A nickname for a Manx person, i.e. from the Isle of Man.
   • Yandher English taecher called our lil one 'a stupid Manxie'.1924, Sophia Morrison, Vocabulary of the Anglo-Manx Dialect, page 117
   • Ken Kavanagh believes it was 'Manxie' Laing's accident that was to bring to an end the official Norton works effort.2006, Mick Walker, The Manx Norton, page 91
2. An affectionate term for something which is Manx.
3. A Manx cat.
   • “Manxie,” as the Manx cat is sometimes called, has been the theme of many cat enthusiasts. “Stubbin” he is called in Manx.1918, Alice Jean Cleaton, Animals, Volumes 51-53, page 29
   • “I'll call you Manxie,” she crooned. The cat purred. “Ooooh, you like that name. Look at Manxie, everyone.”2006, Andrea Spalding, Behind the Sorcerer's Cloak, page 93
4. A Manx shearwater.
   • Manx shearwaters lounge on the sheeny swell before pattering along and coasting away on stiff, elongated wings. Keep your eyes peeled for a chocolate- and-oatcakecoloured version of the Manxie.2006, James Lowen, A Summer of British Wildlife, page 141
5. A Manx longhorn or Loaghtan sheep.