Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. a postman.

1873		Dundee Courier 14 Jan. 7/3: ‘There’s the postie. I gi’ed him a cauker this mornin’ [...] he has many a cauld blast tae face i’ the winter mornin’s.
1904		Sydney Sportsman (Surry Hills, NSW) 23 Nov. 6/1: Maori man Ruenalf anxiously awaits the postie's knock.
1914		‘Bartimeus’ ‘Concerning the Sailor-Man’ Naval Occasions 214: He glanced at his wrist-watch. ‘Postie’ wouldn’t waste much time getting back [...] ‘Tell the signalman to let me know directly the postman is sighted coming along the mole.’.
1914		Sport (Adelaide) 6 Nov. 5/2: Postie neglected his own adored for fresh blood.
1916		‘Taffrail’ Pincher Martin 232: The marine postman [...] was nearly carried off his feet by the rush of men. ‘’Ere, posty!’ shouted some one, ‘got my Dispatch?’.
1927		Sunshine Advocate (Vic.) 22 Jan. 2/2: The Old Postie [...] the mail at the local post office used to be handed out by an irish boy.
1930		Dundee Courier 29 Aug. 6/4: Our postie is a lucky man. He gets a light burden for his homeward journey.
1931		Sunshine Advocate (Vic.) 30 Jan. 1/1: Praise for Postie [...] A word of appreciation foer the new postman on the Sydney Street round.
1944		J. Cary Horse’s Mouth (1948) 105: I was lucky enough to meet Postie Ollier outside the Eagle.
1957		D. Niland Call Me When the Cross Turns Over (1958) 99: Don’t forget to watch for the postie.
1968		G. Slatter Pagan Game (1969) 85: The posties’ pub known colloquially as Box 44.
1976		Aus. Women’s Wkly 15 Sept. 68/1: [heaing] Postie, Postie, Don’t Be Slow.
1982		N. Keesing Lily on the Dustbin 118: The ‘postie’ called twice a day and on Sunday mornings.
1999		Indep. on Sun. Rev. 19 Dec. 19: The sub-heading: ‘Three years for bent postie who wrecked lives’.
1999		People (Sydney) 5 July 65/2: A pervy Pommy postie copped a year in the clink for stealing a whopping eight mailbags full of sex toys!
2006		P. Shannon Davey Darling 165: The postie came across the grass onto the path to the back porch.
2009		L. McIlvanney All the Colours 304: The postie skliffed upstairs.
2010		Guardian 18 Dec. 40/5: Us posties have known all along the real reasons. It’s so we can carry more weight.
2017		T. Spicer Good Girl Stripped Bare 199: The postie [...] tolerates me, though I rarely send letters.
2023		D. Whish-Wilson I Am Already Dead 141: [D]ogs had begun barking, howling and scratching to get at the postie.

2. a post office clerk.

1995

B. James Detective is Dead (1996) 82: This was the sort of kid who could have killed the postie for three piffling grand.

3. a post office.

2001		K. Sampson Outlaws (ms.) 13: A lad from the postie that reckoned he knew when a new batch of Visas was coming in.
2003		N. Griffiths Stump 13: There’s a postie a wanner check out anyway, see if it’s screwable.