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Fordie

Fordie noun: a person involved with or supported by the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.

Noun

Fordie (plural Fordies)

  1. (slang) A person involved with or supported by the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.
    • These first "Fordies" (the youngsters were dubbed because of their Ford Foundation backing) have now completed their four years of college, […]1956, The PTA Magazine, volume 51, page 8
    • The Ford Foundation and my fellow Fordies have been a constant support and inspiration.2017, Rodolfo Rosales, Community as the Material Basis of Citizenship

Forms of Fordie

pluralFordies

Origin of Fordie

From Ford + -ie.

Questions about Fordie

What does Fordie mean?
Fordie means a person involved with or supported by the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.
What part of speech is Fordie?
Fordie is a noun.
What is the plural of Fordie?
The plural of Fordie is Fordies.

Words near Fordie in the dictionary

  1. Fordhooks
  2. Fordhouses
  3. Fordian
  4. Fordicidia
  5. fordid
  6. Fordie
  7. Fordies
  8. fordim
  9. fordimmed
  10. fordimming
  11. fordims

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