softie
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Meaning · English
A Microsoft employee.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Many Softies believed and continue to believe that Microsoft employees are smarter than everyone else and that the company is a magnet for the brightest, most ambitious tech and marketing experts[…]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “softie” mean?
A Microsoft employee.
Is “softie” formal or informal?
softie is generally slang.