poorsies

poorsies noun: poor people.

Noun

poorsies pl (plural only)

(humorous, plural, plural-only) Poor people.
- One male friend said, “Marion likes to compare poorsies,” but when I talked to her she was nonrevealing about her background to the point of being both petty and hostile.1975, Myra MacPherson, The Power Lovers: An Intimate Look at Politics and Marriage, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 37
- My sister Cathy had a character simply known as the Rich Girl who would emerge from the fireplace and call us names, like Dirty Poorsies.1991, Nora Dunn, Nobody’s Rib: Pat Stevens, Liz Sweeney, Babette, and Some Other Women You Know, HarperPerennial, →ISBN, page 174

Are you upset about that? / Mona-Lisa: Mm, yeah, ’cause I don't eff with poorsies.2013 April 25, Joe Mande, Alan Yang, “Swing Vote”, in Parks and Recreation, season 5, episode 21:
“Poorsies need never be seen in the daytime.2020, Russell Nohelty, Worst Thing in the Universe, Wannabe Press, →ISBN:
Recently, he purchased a vacation home in Hawaii to get away from the “negativity” he’s surrounded by at UCSB, brought on by all the “annoying poorsies that keep nagging me,” he said.2022 January 27, Sam Franzini, “$580k Not Enough: Generous Students Start GoFundMe for Needy Yang”, in Daily Nexus:

From poor + -sies.

What does poorsies mean?: Poorsies means poor people.
How do you use poorsies in a sentence?: Are you upset about that? / Mona-Lisa: Mm, yeah, ’cause I don't eff with poorsies.
What part of speech is poorsies?: Poorsies is a noun.

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