"leggie" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-leggie.ogg [Australia] Forms: leggies [plural]
Etymology: From leg + -ie. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|leg|-ie<id:diminutive>|text=+|tree=1}} From leg + -ie. Head templates: {{en-noun}} leggie (plural leggies)
  1. (childish) A leg (limb). Tags: childish
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  2. (cricket, slang) A leg spin bowler, i.e. leg spinner. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-leggie-en-noun-qgsR0All Categories (other): Cricket, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Ropes and cords Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 4 47 37 12 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 5 47 36 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 7 46 35 13 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 4 48 36 13 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 39 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 12 37 27 25 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 40 36 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 48 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 39 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 7 35 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 36 36 24 Disambiguation of Ropes and cords: 5 31 31 33 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (cricket, slang) A leg break delivery. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-leggie-en-noun-YyWs05jp Categories (other): Cricket, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Ropes and cords Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 39 13 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 40 36 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 48 40 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 39 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 7 35 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 36 36 24 Disambiguation of Ropes and cords: 5 31 31 33 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (surfing) A leg rope.
    Sense id: en-leggie-en-noun-d0xsjlMJ Categories (other): Surfing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Ropes and cords Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 46 39 13 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 40 36 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 45 39 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 7 35 35 24 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 36 36 24 Disambiguation of Ropes and cords: 5 31 31 33 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, surfing

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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