aggie
/ˈæ.ɡi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.85 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate.
Countable; Informal; Uncountable
adj
Alternative form of aggy.
name
A diminutive of the female given names Agnes and Agatha.
noun
An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges esp. one with the phrase "Agricultural & Mechanical" in its name
American usage
Example Sentences
- "Mrs. Collins. Never seen so many children out. Snowmen in every yard this year. Billy. Look at mine, Mr Willis. Got a baseball for a nose and my best aggies for eyes. Mr. Willis. Yeah, marbles are fine—but in my day we used coal."
- "Most of the time it went fine; some of his classmates had so many marbles they could have opened up their own shop in smurfs, pirates, purple aggies and pink panthers."
- "I got aggie like a motherfucker."
- ""Why do you call Mrs. Stone Aggie? Agnes is such a beautiful name, it is a shame to nick it in that way." Then, quickly regretting his impatience, he added, "You would not have been jealous, would you, Jenny?""
Etymology
From agate + -ie.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: ie
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæ.ɡi/
Usage
- Countable
- Informal
- Uncountable
- American usage