noun
Cappie
KA-pee
noun
1
Informal term for a capitalist, or someone seen as pro-business or pro-establishment.
"The protesters mocked the bankers as a bunch of cappies."
2
A small drinking cup, typically made of wood.
"He filled the cappie with whisky and passed it round."
How to Use Cappie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a casual, slightly mocking word for a capitalist, or an old term for a little cup.
Word Forms
Cappies plural, cappies plural
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Etymology
From "cap" plus the informal diminutive suffix -ie, in the same pattern as "movie" or "hankie."