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possie

possie noun: a firing position.

Noun

possie (plural possies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, Digger slang) A firing position.
    • I'm just sitting in my possie, my place, waiting for something to happen.1990, Matthew Kentridge, An unofficial war: inside the conflict in Pietermaritzburg
    • 'There is a beautiful odour in the possie where we are,' HG Clark wrote to his family...2005, Matthew Wright, Western front: the New Zealand Division in the first World War, 1916-18
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A position or place, especially one that is advantageous.
    • The fans seem happy to be back, finding their formerly favourite possies in the stands, or around the strangely sunken perimeter fence.1984, Garrie Hutchinson, A Practice Game at the Old Home Ground, from From the Outer, reprinted 2001, David Headon (editor), The Best Ever Australian Sports Writing: A 200 Year Collection, page 289
    • Of course, it helps if you are very rich and regularly pay more than $40,000 for a couture outfit to be guaranteed of a near-front-row possie at the bi-annual parades (winter and summer collections).1998, Business Review Weekly, Volume 20, Issues 47-49, page 102

Examples of possie in a sentence

  • Away from the firing line, these possies and dugouts could be made larger...2006, Wesley Olson, Gallipoli: the Western Australian story:
  • It′s in a good people-watching possie and if you have an early dinner between 3pm and 7pm you get a 40% discount.2009, Andrew Bain, Ethan Gelber, Cycling Australia, Lonely Planet, page 346:

Forms of possie

pluralpossies
alternative formpozzy

Origin of possie

From position + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Words that rhyme with possie

Questions about possie

What does possie mean?
Possie means a firing position.
How do you use possie in a sentence?
Away from the firing line, these possies and dugouts could be made larger...
What part of speech is possie?
Possie is a noun.
What is the plural of possie?
The plural of possie is possies.

Words near possie in the dictionary

  1. possibles sack
  2. possiblest
  3. possibley
  4. possiblities
  5. possibly
  6. possie
  7. possies
  8. Possilpark
  9. possing
  10. POSSLQ
  11. POSSLQs

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