Sadie

/ˈseɪdi/ noun

Definition

A proper name, typically a female given name; sometimes used in British slang as 'sadist.' (Most commonly a person's name.)

Etymology

Hebrew origin from 'Tzaddiq' meaning 'just' or 'righteous.' Also potentially from 'Sarah.' Used as a standard English given name since the 1800s.

Kelly Says

The Rolling Stones' 1966 song 'Sympathy for the Devil' contains the notorious line about 'Sadie' and 'Maid Marian,' referring to Susan Atkins and the Manson Family—one of rock's darkest cultural moments that made the name infamous.

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