Softie en · NOUN
Etymology
Clipping of Microsoft + -ie or from Microsoftie.
Meanings
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Softies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |