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firstie

firstie noun: a first-class cadet.

Noun

firstie (plural firsties)

  1. (US, informal) A first-class cadet.
    • WEST POINT, N.Y., May 22 — The graduating cadets of the United States Military Academy spent their final days here like scores of seniors, or firsties, before them: packing foot lockers and showing their mothers around gray buildings and sweeping lawns.2007 May 25, Michael Wilson, “Iraq Presents Graduating Class at West Point With New Challenges”, in New York Times
  2. (broadly, informal) Someone who does something for the first time; a debutant or newbie.
  3. (informal) Someone who is in the first year, or round, of something.
  4. (slang) A First Worlder; someone from the First World.

Forms of firstie

pluralfirsties

Origin of firstie

From first + -ie.

Questions about firstie

What does firstie mean?
Firstie means a first-class cadet.
What part of speech is firstie?
Firstie is a noun.
What is the plural of firstie?
The plural of firstie is firsties.

Words near firstie in the dictionary

  1. firstfruit
  2. firstfruits
  3. firsthand
  4. firsthand learning
  5. firsthood
  6. firstie
  7. firsties
  8. firsting
  9. firstlight
  10. firstling
  11. firstlings

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