Millie (pejorative)
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In Northern Ireland, the term millie came to be used in the 19th Century to refer to mill-workers - usually young, working class women who worked in factories within Ireland's huge linen industry. In more recent times, it has become a derogatory term for working class, harsh-spoken women. Often, these women are young, unemployed mothers on benefits. The word "spide" (or "steek", though this is less common) would sometimes be regarded as the male equivalent.
The term is used in a similar way to that of chavette (male equivalent: chav) or Essex Girl in England.
