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Possie vs Poesie - What's the difference?

possie | poesie |

As nouns the difference between possie and poesie

is that possie is a firing position while poesie is .

possie

English

Alternative forms

* pozzy

Noun

(en noun)
  • A firing position.
  • * 1990 , Matthew Kentridge, An unofficial war: inside the conflict in Pietermaritzburg
    • I'm just sitting in my possie , my place, waiting for something to happen.
  • * 2005 , Matthew Wright, Western front: the New Zealand Division in the first World War, 1916-18
    • 'There is a beautiful odour in the possie where we are,' HG Clark wrote to his family...
  • * 2006 , Wesley Olson, Gallipoli: the Western Australian story
    • Away from the firing line, these possies and dugouts could be made larger...
  • (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 , , 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.

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