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permie

permie noun: a permanent employee.

Noun

permie (plural permies)

  1. (UK, informal) A permanent employee.
    • Even if you take six months off you will still earn more than most IT permies, and about three times as much as non-IT permies.1999, Martin, “Bullying, Abuse and Harrrassment^([sic]), then Termination at work”, in uk.legal (Usenet)

Antonyms of permie

Forms of permie

pluralpermies

Origin of permie

From permanent + -ie.

Questions about permie

What does permie mean?
Permie means a permanent employee.
What part of speech is permie?
Permie is a noun.
What is the plural of permie?
The plural of permie is permies.

Words near permie in the dictionary

  1. Permian
  2. Permian-Triassic extinction
  3. Permian-Triassic mass extinction
  4. Permians
  5. Permic
  6. permie
  7. permies
  8. permillage
  9. permillages
  10. permille
  11. permillile

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