Fordie

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person involved with or supported by the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare. slang

    "These first "Fordies" (the youngsters were dubbed because of their Ford Foundation backing) have now completed their four years of college, […]"

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"These first "Fordies" (the youngsters were dubbed because of their Ford Foundation backing) have now completed their four years of college, […]"

Etymology

From Ford + -ie.

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