firee

English

Etymology

From fire +‎ -ee, by analogy with hiree.

Noun

firee (plural firees)

1. A person who has been fired
   • 1985 June 18, “If You're Fired, There's No Use Calling Us”, in Sacramento Bee‎, page AA8:

     We got a helluva response - at least 30 calls from angry 'firees' as far away as Petaluma.

   • 1998 April 20, Katherine Bruce, “Getting fired -- it isn't the end of the world”, in Forbes‎, page 20:

     The final two instances look at a single dismissal through two different eyes: the fired and the firee.

   • 2004 November 5, “Just lose it”, in Chicago Tribune RedEye‎, archived from the original on 30 June 2013, page 42:

     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.

Synonyms

• fired

Coordinate terms

• firer

Related terms

• hiree

Anagrams

• ferie, ifere