Fordie
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Fordie (plural Fordies)
- (slang) A person involved with or supported by the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.
- 1956, The PTA Magazine, volume 51, page 8:
- These first "Fordies" (the youngsters were dubbed because of their Ford Foundation backing) have now completed their four years of college, […]
- 2017, Rodolfo Rosales, Community as the Material Basis of Citizenship:
- The Ford Foundation and my fellow Fordies have been a constant support and inspiration.