Softie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of soft girl.
  2. 2
    A Microsoft employee. slang

    "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[…]"

  3. 3
    a person who is weak and excessively sentimental wordnet
  4. 4
    Alternative form of softy. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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microsoftermicrosoftiesoft girlsoftysofty

Example

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"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[…]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From soft + -ie.

Etymology 2

Clipping of Microsoft + -ie or from Microsoftie.

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