An Australian colloquial term for a firefighter, following the classic Aussie tradition of shortening words and slapping a '-y' or '-ie' on the end. Firey is used affectionately and widely across Australia — in the news, casual conversation, and especially during bushfire season when fireies become national heroes. It sits alongside 'ambos' (paramedics) and 'tradies' (tradespeople) as part of the distinctively Australian lexicon of informal professional nicknames.
The fireys worked through the night to contain the blaze before it reached the nearby suburbs.
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(Australia, colloquial) A firefighter.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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