I think people who come to see me know to expect a southern middle-class softie.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The birth of a child has been known to turn many a hard man into a cooing softie.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He had Erick Aybar down, 1-2, in the third and finished him with a 72-mph softie.
From the ocregister.com
He could be a right softie, terrified even that his new dog would not like him.
From the guardian.co.uk
Scratch a white van man and you will find a sentimental softie lurking underneath.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Affleck plays the softie of the group, made clear during an opening bank job.
From the omaha.com
Here's how food stylist Karen Elizabeth Watts says to turn it back into an old softie.
From the dallasnews.com
Muckey loves her readers, but don't assume that she's a nostalgic softie.
From the desmoinesregister.com
West was a forgotten player by 2005-06, an oft-injured softie big man.
From the denverpost.com
More examples
Softy: a person who is weak and excessively sentimental
(The Softies) The Softies were a musical duo consisting of Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia, whose genre was love songs using only their two voices and electric guitars.
Alternative form of softy
(Softies) Soft Hackles; ancient, simple flies consisting of a floss (or sparsely dubbed) body and a soft, webby hackle, quite possibly the most versatile family of fly patterns known to man (See Photo)