postie

plural posties · alternative posty

1. CommonwealthIrelandUKcolloquialdiminutiveDiminutive of postman or postwoman.

   Thank you, postie.

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   Did the postie come this morning?

2. CanadacolloquialdiminutiverareDiminutive of postal worker.

plural posties

1. InternetanarchismA post-leftist (an adherent of post-left anarchism).

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   There's the "armchair" critique, which borrows from the "lifestyle anarchist" angle. Basically that posties just spend their time writing essays and polemics and don't do any praxis. This is just a generalization which can often turn out to be false if you step away from the sphere of internet anarchism and actually get to know some posties in person.

   2022 April 11, “what are some common anarchist communist critiques of post left anarchism?”, in r/Anarchy101 (Reddit post), archived from the original on 06 Jun 2026