Postie vs Possie - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between postie and possie

is that postie is (British colloquial) Postman while possie is a firing position.

postie

English

Noun

(en noun)

(British colloquial ) Postman.

Has the postie been yet?

Thank you, postie .

Synonyms

* (postman ): ** (standard''): mailman (''US''), postman (''British ) ** (colloquial/slang ):

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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