firee
nounEtymology From fire + -ee, by analogy with hiree.
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A person who has been fired
- We got a helluva response - at least 30 calls from angry 'firees' as far away as Petaluma.1985 June 18, “If You're Fired, There's No Use Calling Us”, in Sacramento Bee, page AA8:
- The final two instances look at a single dismissal through two different eyes: the fired and the firee.1998 April 20, Katherine Bruce, “Getting fired -- it isn't the end of the world”, in Forbes, page 20:
1 more example
- Early firees Bradford and Stacie J. returned, and the teams competed to see which could refurbish a house better to improve its value on the market.2004 November 5, “Just lose it”, in Chicago Tribune RedEye, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013, page 42: