"firstie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: firsties [plural]
Etymology: first + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|first|ie}} first + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} firstie (plural firsties)
  1. (US, military, informal) A first-class cadet. Tags: US, informal Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-firstie-en-noun-HZB7x659 Categories (other): American English Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (informal, by extension) Someone who does something for the first time; a debutant or newbie. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-firstie-en-noun-VI8HLEDB
  3. (informal) Someone who is in the first year, or round, of something. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-firstie-en-noun-3AyMNvwq
  4. (slang) A First Worlder; someone from the First World. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-firstie-en-noun-HEENjuE~ Disambiguation of People: 21 15 7 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 11 1 75 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 10 1 79 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 15 21 4 60

Inflected forms

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