Pressie

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English

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Etymology

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From Presbyterian +‎ -ie.

Noun

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Pressie (plural Pressies)

  1. (slang) A Presbyterian.
    • 1952, Colin MacInnes, June in Her Spring:
      The mayor will be here any minute his bloody self, and we’ll pass round the hat for the reverend so as to fix his Pressie kirk up.
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