pollie
Meaning
A politician.
Example
The pollies are all promising tax cuts again before the election.
Origin
Shortening of 'politician' with the '-ie' suffix.
Variants
polly
Nearby words
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- ponyA small beer glass, traditionally holding about 140 ml (five fluid ounces).