firie en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From fire + -ie.
Meanings
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(Australia, informal) A firefighter.
‘I escaped when the house next door caught fire,’ she continued. ‘[…] The firies got me to a refuge on the other side of the harbour….’
2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 238:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| firies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |