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posty

posty is the alternative spelling of postie.

Meaning of postie

Noun

postie (plural posties)

  1. (Internet) A post-leftist (an adherent of post-left anarchism).
    • There's the "armchair" critique, which borrows from the "lifestyle anarchist" angle. Basically that posties just spend their time writing essays and polemics and don't do any praxis. This is just a generalization which can often turn out to be false if you step away from the sphere of internet...2022 April 11, “what are some common anarchist communist critiques of post left anarchism?”, in r/Anarchy101 (Reddit post), archived from the original on 06 Jun 2026

Forms of posty

pluralposties

Origin of posty

From post + -y.

Questions about posty

What is posty the alternative spelling of?
Posty is the alternative spelling of postie.

Words near posty in the dictionary

  1. postwork
  2. postworkout
  3. postworkshop
  4. postworthy
  5. postwriting
  6. posty
  7. postyield
  8. postyuppie
  9. postzionist
  10. postzionists
  11. postzosteric

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