Poolie

English

Etymology

Diminutive of Hartlepool +‎ -ie.

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Noun

Poolie (plural Poolies)

  1. Someone from Hartlepool
  2. (slang) A supporter of Hartlepool United football club.
    • 2006, When Saturday Comes: The Half Decent Football Book:
      Hartlepool United made headlines of a different sort in 2002 when the club's mascot, H'Angus the Monkey (a reference to the local legend that Poolies once lynched a monkey after mistaking the unfortunate simian for a French spy), was elected mayor of the town.

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