permie

P3E1R1M3I1E1

noun

A permanent employee.

Opposite
casualcontractortemp
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Meanings

nounpermie (plural permies)

plural permies

  1. UKinformalA permanent employee.

    Even if you take six months off you will still earn more than most IT permies, and about three times as much as non-IT permies.

    1999, Martin, “Bullying, Abuse and Harrrassment^([sic]), then Termination at work”, in uk.legal (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
casualcontractortemp

Origin

From permanent + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

empirepremieepimer
Cite this entry
APA

permie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permie

MLA

“permie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permie. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “permie,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/permie.

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