Polie

plural Polies

1. slangA worker stationed at the South Pole.

   […] there have been many attempts to do biological and psychological studies on wintering Polies, to see how a genuine Moon base might play out, or one on Mars.

   2013, Gabrielle Walker, Antarctica: An Intimate Portrait of a Mysterious Continent, page 187

   2 more examples

   Polies have much more attitude than McMurdoites. […] Where a McMurdoite would simply turn and leave a conversation that didn't interest him, a Polie would blatantly change the subject or challenge the entire premise of the discussion.

   2006 March 17, iceowl, Everything2, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2025

   “When Polies see the red coats come off the plane, we think they're not real Antarctic workers. We see McMurdo as a luxury resort. We think we're tougher and want the people from McMurdo to see how cold it is and how much ice we have […]

   2011, Nicholas Johnson, Big Dead Place