"aggie" meaning in English

See aggie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more aggie [comparative], most aggie [superlative]
Rhymes: -æɡi Head templates: {{en-adj}} aggie (comparative more aggie, superlative most aggie)
  1. Alternative form of aggy Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: aggy
    Sense id: en-aggie-en-adj-JCIMHp2z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: aggies [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡi Etymology: From agate + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|agate|-ie}} agate + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aggie (countable and uncountable, plural aggies)
  1. (informal) Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-aggie-en-noun-t3j0aWgC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 20 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 28 35 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: aggies [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡi Etymology: From agricultural + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|agricultural|-ie}} agricultural + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} aggie (plural aggies)
  1. (US, informal) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-aggie-en-noun-OqFPBBMb Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 20 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 28 35 37
  2. (US, informal) A student or alumnus of such a school. Tags: US, informal
    Sense id: en-aggie-en-noun-qSRzdaOp Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 20 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 28 35 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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