Manxies

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
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
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.