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firsties

firsties is the plural of firstie.

Meaning of firstie

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.

Questions about firsties

What is firsties the plural of?
Firsties is the plural of firstie.

Words near firsties in the dictionary

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

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