different between possie vs postie

English

Alternative forms

• pozzy

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• /?p?zi/, p?zi
• Rhymes: -?zi

Noun

possie (plural possies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, military slang, Digger slang) A firing position.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A position or place, especially one that is advantageous.
   • 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,

     The fans seem happy to be back, finding their formerly favourite possies in the stands, or around the strangely sunken perimeter fence.

   • 1998, Business Review Weekly, Volume 20, Issues 47-49, page 102,

     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).

   • 2009, Andrew Bain, Ethan Gelber, Cycling Australia, Lonely Planet, page 346,

     It?s in a good people-watching possie and if you have an early dinner between 3pm and 7pm you get a 40% discount.

Anagrams

• poises, posies

English

Etymology

post +? -ie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??sti/
• Rhymes: -??sti

Noun

postie (plural posties)

1. (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Postman.

Synonyms

• (standard) mailman (US), postman (British)
• letter carrier
• (colloquial, slang) posto (Australia)

Anagrams

• sopite