Meaning of possie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A firing position.
   Australia, New-Zealand, slang
2. A position or place, especially one that is advantageous.
   Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial

Examples

“I'm just sitting in my possie, my place⟳, waiting for something to happen⟳.”

“'There is a beautiful odour in the possie where we are,' HG Clark wrote to his family...”

“Away from the firing line, these possies and dugouts could be made larger...”

“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, Business Review⟳ Weekly, 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).”

“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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