firee

English

Etymology

fire +‎ -ee, by analogy with hiree.

Noun

firee (plural firees)

  1. A person who has been fired
    • 1985, June 18, If You're Fired, There's No Use Calling Us‎, page AA8:
      We got a helluva response - at least 30 calls from angry 'firees' as far away as Petaluma.
    • 1998, April 20, “Katherine Bruce”, in Getting fired -- it isn't the end of the world‎, page 20:
      The final two instances look at a single dismissal through two different eyes: the fired and the firee.
    • 2004, November 5, Just lose it‎, page 42:
      Early 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.

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