Firey
Adjective
firey- Misspelling of fiery
Usage notes
The word fire and the fier- in the word fiery have counterintuitively different spellings. Furthermore, fire is traditionally one syllable (now usually two), while fiery is three. As such, it is easy to mistake fiery as a misspelling of fire + -y.
Full definition of firey
Noun
firey
(plural fireys)- (Australia, colloquial) A firefighter.
- 2006, Don Woodland, Simon Bouda, Salvation Army, Picking Up the Pieces: A Life of Care and Compassion, %22fireys%22+firefighting+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DDpQT8riBa7nmAWckp2ICg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22firey%22|%22fireys%22%20firefighting%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 135,So if a firey was having difficulties, I could go into bat for him if I felt it was necessary.
- 2010, Helen Thomas, Life with Rosie: The Highs and Lows of Raising a Racehorse, %22fireys%22+firefighting+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qDdQT8mWO5CJmQX42qWKCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22firey%22|%22fireys%22%20firefighting%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,‘Just one of those things that happens on a day like this,’ one of the fireys says, staring at what was the back door of the car.
- 2010, Karen Kissane, Worst of Days: Inside the Black Saturday Firestorm, %22fireys%22+firefighting+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qDdQT8mWO5CJmQX42qWKCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22firey%22|%22fireys%22%20firefighting%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false unnumbered page,Kinglake West firey Chris Lloyd says the camaraderie is a critical ingredient of CFA life.