noun
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
Learner’s notesIn 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."