earie

noun

1. (childish, colloquial, diminutive, form-of, rare)Diminutive of ear.

   “Her cunning little earie / Can almost seem to hear ye / Thinking, when she’s near ye,- / Out at Enn-goni-a!”

   “Eh bien, cornegidouille, écoute-moi bien, ſinon ces meſſieurs te couperont les oneilles. Mais, vas-tu m’écouter enfin ? […] Eh ! ſire Cotice, votre oneille, comment va-t-elle ?”

   “We Australians are pretty easy to recognise by our turn of phrase – especially the way that we shorten words and then shove a vowel or two on the end. Fire officer becomes “firie”, tradesperson becomes “tradie”, and a tin of beer gets called a “tinnie”. So lend me your “earies”, and I’ll tell you the story of how “self-portrait photograph” became “selfie”. Yep, we Australians brought this new word into the English language – and I had a small part in this process.”

   “‘Come Balkán, give me your earie,’ Sásho tried to apply disinfectant to Balkán’s torn ear but he trotted off to catch up with the flock. You can’t get sick on this job.”