Meanings
plural firees
- A person who has been fired
We got a helluva response - at least 30 calls from angry 'firees' as far away as Petaluma.
1985 June 18, “If You're Fired, There's No Use Calling Us”, in Sacramento Bee, page AA82 more examples
The final two instances look at a single dismissal through two different eyes: the fired and the firee.
1998 April 20, Katherine Bruce, “Getting fired -- it isn't the end of the world”, in Forbes, page 20Early 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.
2004 November 5, “Just lose it”, in Chicago Tribune RedEye, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013, page 42Synonyms: fired
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who has been fired
Origin
From fire + -ee, by analogy with hiree.
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