Possie

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Informal British term for a particular spot or position, often a place where someone is stationed or settled
2. A chosen place or location, especially one a person occupies or has set up for a purpose, used in casual speech
3. The spot or vantage point where someone is positioned, typically a comfortable or convenient place to be

Etymology: Possie is a diminutive built from "position" by adding the suffix "-ie", which English uses to make affectionate or informal shortenings. The suffix has a long pedigree in English: it descends from a Germanic diminutive ending that was already present in Old English as "-iġ", later softened to "-y" in Middle English, and then reshaped into the "-ie" spelling seen in words like "doggie" and "birdie". Its job was always to make a thing seem small, cute, or familiar. Applied to "position", the suffix produced a casual clipping. The original word means a place or location, or a person's standing or stance, and the clipped form picks up the chummy, slightly playful tone that the suffix brings to any word it touches. "Possie" is mostly used in informal speech, most often to mean a spot someone has claimed or settled into, such as a good vantage point or a comfortable seat.