What is Ethel?
1.
A wise woman
You don't know how to do that? Ask Ethel
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2.
noun; straight girl who acts as the
taken from the dynamic duo, Lucy, the comic lead, and Ethel, who acted as the straight (wo)man.
an ethel paves the way for, talks up and stands by her lead even if it means following her into crazy shenanigans, in order for her lucy to hook up.
similar to a wingman, an ethel distracts other girls who may try to
Dan: Why do you look so tired?
Amy: I'm hungover. Julie asked me to be her ethel for a girl she met at Twats, but then got nervous and had us all do 12 different types of shots.
Dan: Did they hook up?
Amy: I don't think so.
Dan: Juuuliiee! You've got some 'splanin to do!
Amy: Tell me about it.
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3.
A very horny pirateer who likes to say "arrrg, me wooden leg fell in me toilet again and it be lookin like a wooden log o' shat!!!"
Aye, there me matey Ethel!