Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iggy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: ig-gy
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ignore (a user on a chat system, etc.).

Transitive verb

noun

The ignore function of such a chat system.

noun

Alternative form of iggie (“an iguana”).

noun

Synonym of Italian greyhound.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Ignatius.

Example Sentences

"[…] sometimes they just really get under your skin but that is what they want to do. Just try to iggy them and you can always filter them out"
"i wrote somethin^([sic]) to jammer and another thing to ginger, 2 things to ginger, and a few other things and got completely iggied and they were online cuz they replied to everybody."
"I'm just here to tell you that iggying people who give you problems is rarely a way to personal growth."
"Sniper, I'm putting you on iggy until you stop posting all those song lyrics."

Etymology

Diminutive ignore + -y.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -y
Suffix: ignore, iguana

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

iggies (present, singular) iggying (participle, present) iggied (participle, past) iggied (past) iggies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ig igg iggie

Synonyms

Italian greyhound

Questions

What does iggy mean?: To ignore (a user on a chat system, etc.).
Where does iggy come from?: Diminutive ignore + -y.

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