Fordie

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noun

A person involved with or supported by the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.

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Meanings

nounFordie (plural Fordies)

plural Fordies

  1. slangA person involved with or supported by the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation with the mission of advancing human welfare.

    The Ford Foundation and my fellow Fordies have been a constant support and inspiration.

    2017, Rodolfo Rosales, Community as the Material Basis of Citizenship
    1 more example

    These first "Fordies" (the youngsters were dubbed because of their Ford Foundation backing) have now completed their four years of college, […]

    1956, The PTA Magazine, volume 51, page 8

Origin

From Ford + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Fidoer
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APA

Fordie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordie

MLA

“Fordie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fordie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fordie.

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