drummie, noun

/ˈdrʌmi/
Origin:
EnglishShow more Formed on English drum majorette + (informal) noun-forming suffix -ie.
colloquial
A drum majorette. Also attributive.
1972 Rhodeo (Rhodes Univ.) 2 Mar. 3Welcome to Rhodes...What with Inky Social, Drummies and the weather, these poor Inkettes have had a hard time.
1980 Rhodeo (Rhodes Univ.) 15 Mar. 2Just think what Rag would be like without drummies?
1984 Daily Dispatch 14 May 5The drummies not only marched well but walked about holding their trim young bodies erect and proud.
1986 Pretoria News 24 Sept. 1The competition has 12 high school and four primary school drummie squads competing for the R2 500 prize money.
1990 Sunday Times 11 Feb. 3A former ‘drummie’ and a reigning West Rand beauty queen are two of the contenders for the 1990 Miss South Africa crown...Karen Wynne, 20, is a ‘graduate’ of St Dominics drum majorette squad.
1993 E. Prov. Herald 10 Mar. (La Femme) 8Help our drummies. If sponsorship can be raised, drum majorettes from East London’s Stirling High School could be marching in the World Drill Championships in Japan.
A drum majorette. Also attributive.
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