Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: polie
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worker stationed at the South Pole.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Polies have much more attitude than McMurdoites. […] Where a McMurdoite would simply turn and leave a conversation that didn't interest him, a Polie would blatantly change the subject or challenge the entire premise of the discussion."
"“When Polies see the red coats come off the plane, we think they're not real Antarctic workers. We see McMurdo as a luxury resort. We think we're tougher and want the people from McMurdo to see how cold it is and how much ice we have […]"
"[…] there have been many attempts to do biological and psychological studies on wintering Polies, to see how a genuine Moon base might play out, or one on Mars."

Etymology

From pole + -ie.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Polies (plural)

Questions

What does polie mean?: A worker stationed at the South Pole.
Where does polie come from?: From pole + -ie.

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