Meaning & use

Possie

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An informal Australian and New Zealand term for a good or advantageous position, spot, or vantage point.

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They grabbed a good possie on the hill to watch the fireworks.

He's held the same fishing possie on the riverbank for twenty years.

A note on using this word

Possie is a shortened, informal form of "position," commonly heard in Australian and New Zealand English.

Words with a similar meaning

spotpositionvantage point

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