Earthie
English
Etymology
Earth + -ie
Noun
Earthie (plural Earthies)
- (science fiction, often derogatory) An inhabitant of the Earth.
- 1947 October, Pohl, Frederik, “Donovan Had a Dream”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 30, number 1, page 27:
- "Earthgirl?" the guard repeated. "She didn't look like an Earthie."
- 1963 May, Jakes, John, “Underfollow”, in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, volume 24, number 5 (#144 overall), page 66:
- The blue men of Mica II discriminated against Earthies, considered them inferior since the Micans had conquered the Earthies a hundred years ago.
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Synonyms
- Earthling, Terran, Tellurian, see also Thesaurus:Earthling
Antonyms
- alien, extraterrestrial, see also Thesaurus:extraterrestrial
Hypernyms
- Solarian
Hyponyms
- Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman
References
- “Earthie” in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford University Press, 2007, →ISBN, page 45.