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possie

American  
[pos-ee] / ˈpɒs i /
Or possy

noun

Australian.

plural

possies
  1. a job; position.


possie British  
/ ˈpɒzɪ /

noun

  1. informal a place; position

    if we're early for the film we'll get a good possie at the back

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of possie

First recorded in 1915–20; shortening and alteration of position

Example Sentences

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"Not a bad possie," said George, looking round the village.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, January 29, 1919 by Various

It was the pleasantest possie Mac had ever found it his privilege to occupy.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

He muttered only a few protesting groans on being shoved into his own share of the possie; and soon Mac had joined his cobber in the sound undisturbed slumber of an ordinary trooper.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

Yes, a bush whare was all that Smoky would want for the rest of his life, a possie where he could eat and drink and sleep just as much as he wished.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

They found such seclusion most satisfactory on these turbulent days of movement, except for occasional visits to see that no blighted trooper was trying to beat a fellow for his "possie" in the hold.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

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