vollie

English

Etymology

From volunteer +‎ -ie (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɒli/

• Audio (Southern England)

  (file)

• Homophone: volley

Noun

vollie (plural vollies)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, informal) A volunteer.
   • 2017 March 9, Kelly Grayson, “Re-inventing EMS with a BLS intercept”, in EMS1‎^[1], archived from the original on 8 March 2019:

     We’d have better seed corn for future paramedics in the BLS crews, by virtue of them handling more patient care and the rural vollie squads would get regular education and mentoring.

   • 2019 August 20, “Maintenance boost for fire brigade”, in Harvey-Waroona Reporter‎^[2]:

     "Over the course of 12 months the brigade responds to dozens of fires and other safety related incidents, so the funding support is greatly appreciated by the vollies," Mr Fishwick said.

   • 2017 August 26, Emma Houpt, “More people, more need in Tauranga”, in SunLive‎^[3]:

     In the first winter, we probably had about 20 peeps showing up for kai. Then in 2018, we had a solid team of nine vollies and a maximum of 60 people coming for food. We could handle the jandal.

Anagrams

• violle