Meanings
plural workies · alternative worky · alternative Workie
- informalslangAn intern.
Other interns are another good source of advice and support. Melody Small, a 20-year-old student from Canterbury who did a two-week editorial placement at Grazia, said: 'Make friends with other workies […]
2014, Julie Bradford, Fashion Journalism, page 22 - ScotlandinformalA worker, especially a manual labourer.
- UShistoricalinformalgovernmentChiefly in the form Workie: a member or supporter of a Working Men's (or Workingmen's) Party, one of a number of political parties established in the United States in the early 19th century to further working class interests.
Origin
From work (noun) + -ie (suffix forming colloquial nouns denoting persons associated with the words to which they are affixed). Sense 1 (“intern”) alludes to work experience.
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workie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workie
“workie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workie. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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