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softie

softie noun: synonym of soft girl. Also the alternative form of softy.

Noun (1)

softie (plural softies)

  1. Synonym of soft girl.
    Synonyms:
    soft girl
  2. Soft serve; a cone of soft serve
    • Jim was munching on his chocolate softie cone with his eyes closed.

Noun (2) capitalized: Softie

Softie (plural Softies)

  1. (slang) A Microsoft employee.
    • Many Softies believed and continue to believe that Microsoft employees are smarter than everyone else and that the company is a magnet for the brightest, most ambitious tech and marketing experts[…]2008, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era, John Wiley & Sons, page 18

Also used as

softie is also the alternative form of softy.

Synonyms of softie

Forms of softie

pluralsofties
pluralSofties

Origin of softie

From soft + -ie.

Clipping of Microsoft + -ie or from Microsoftie.

Questions about softie

What does softie mean?
Softie means synonym of soft girl.
What part of speech is softie?
Softie is a noun.
What is the plural of softie?
The plural of softie is softies.

Words near softie in the dictionary

  1. softheadedness
  2. softheads
  3. softhearted
  4. softheartedly
  5. softheartedness
  6. softie
  7. softies
  8. softirq
  9. softirqs
  10. softish
  11. softkey

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