earthie

plural earthies

1. Alternative letter-case form of Earthie.

   On Earth nobody listens to marsies. On Mars, nobody listens to earthies. Makes you wonder what we're doing fighting on the same side, don't it?

   1976, Samuel R[ay] Delany, Triton, Toronto, O.N.; New York, N.Y.; London: Bantam Books, page 163

plural Earthies · alternative earthie

1. derogatoryinformaloftenliteratureAn inhabitant of the Earth.

   "Earthgirl?" the guard repeated. "She didn't look like an Earthie."

   1947 October, Frederik Pohl, “Donovan Had a Dream”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 30, number 1, page 27

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   The blue men of Mica II discriminated against Earthies, considered them inferior since the Micans had conquered the Earthies a hundred years ago.

   1963 May, John Jakes, “Underfollow”, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, volume 24, number 5 (#144 overall), page 66

   Synonyms: Earthling, Terran, Tellurian