local possie
- noun
- Slang
:
grupo de amigos
- The local possie met every Friday night at the pub to catch up.
Examples
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Everyone in the local possie pitched in to organize the charity fundraiser.
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After moving to town, she quickly became part of the local possie at the community center.
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I hang out with my local possie on weekends.
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Our local possie loves to explore new cafes.
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After moving to the city, she quickly made friends with her local possie at the community center.
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My local possie and I go hiking together every weekend.
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Everyone in my local possie contributes ideas for our group's activities.
Synonyms
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People from the place you grew up, especially your family
A small group of friends who meet and spend time together
A small group of friends who regularly hang out together
A group of people from the same town, region, or country who help each other
How Close
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of friends from one's local area' is directly and compositionally derived from 'local' (from the area) modifying 'possie' (a small social group/posse). Although 'possie' is informal/slang, the adjective+noun pattern is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase local possie may come from the old word posse, which once named a group of people called together to help or catch someone, while local shows they are from the same area. So local possie means 'a small group of friends or neighbours from your area'.