softie

noun — 4 senses

softie

nounalso spelled Softie

Etymology From soft + -ie.

1

Synonym of soft girl.

2

Alternative Alternative form of softy.

3

Soft serve; a cone of soft serve

Jim was munching on his chocolate softie cone with his eyes closed.

Softie

noun

Etymology Clipping of Microsoft + -ie or from Microsoftie.

1

Business Slang A Microsoft employee.

Many Softies believed and continue to believe that Microsoft employees are smarter than everyone else and that the company is a magnet for the brightest, most ambitious tech and marketing experts[…]2008, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft Plans to Stay Relevant in the Post-Gates Era, John Wiley & Sons, page 18:

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