pozzie

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English

Etymology

Diminutive of positive with -ie.

Noun

pozzie (plural pozzies)

  1. (informal, LGBTQ) An HIV positive person.
    • 2004 November 9, The Advocate, page 80:
      In fact, any sexual encounter with a pozzie always contains some risk of transmission — however small.
  2. Australian (slang) A place or position.
    • 1986, Tim Winton, 'That Eye, the Sky' , Penguin Books Australia Ltd 1988 edition (Chapter 18, at p.140):
      She doesn't look at me; she looks out over the wet yard. Chooks fight for good pozzies in the roosts.
  3. Australian (slang) A job.