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Softie

noun
1
Informal slang for a Microsoft employee.
"Half the meetup crowd were softies who worked out of the Redmond campus."

How to Use Softie

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In plain EnglishA casual nickname for someone who works at Microsoft.

Common mistake

Not to be confused with "softy," meaning a kind or sentimental person.

Easily confused with

Word Forms

Softies plural

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Etymology

A clipped, informal form of "Microsoftie."

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