poorsies

English

Etymology

From poor +‎ -sies.

Noun

poorsies pl (plural only)

1. (humorous) Poor people.
   • 1975, Myra MacPherson, The Power Lovers: An Intimate Look at Politics and Marriage, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, page 37:

     One male friend said, “Marion likes to compare poorsies,” but when I talked to her she was nonrevealing about her background to the point of being both petty and hostile.

   • 1991, Nora Dunn, Nobody’s Rib: Pat Stevens, Liz Sweeney, Babette, and Some Other Women You Know, HarperPerennial, →ISBN, page 174:

     My sister Cathy had a character simply known as the Rich Girl who would emerge from the fireplace and call us names, like Dirty Poorsies.

   • 2013 April 25, Joe Mande, Alan Yang, “Swing Vote”, in Parks and Recreation, season 5, episode 21:

     Mona-Lisa: [shrieks] What? Excuse me. You’re broke? / Tom: Uh, yeah, super broke. Are you upset about that? / Mona-Lisa: Mm, yeah, ’cause I don't eff with poorsies.

   • 2020, Russell Nohelty, Worst Thing in the Universe, Wannabe Press, →ISBN:

     “Poorsies need never be seen in the daytime. They are for the night.” It was a common reaction of the rich upon seeing the poor in the light of day.

   • 2022 January 27, Sam Franzini, “$580k Not Enough: Generous Students Start GoFundMe for Needy Yang”, in Daily Nexus‎^[1]:

     Recently, he purchased a vacation home in Hawaii to get away from the “negativity” he’s surrounded by at UCSB, brought on by all the “annoying poorsies that keep nagging me,” he said.