"veggie" meaning in English

See veggie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/ Audio: en-uk-veggie.ogg Forms: more veggie [comparative], most veggie [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛdʒi Etymology: Clipping of vegetable and/or vegetarian + -ie. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|vegetable}} Clipping of vegetable, {{suf|en||-ie|id2=diminutive}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-adj}} veggie (comparative more veggie, superlative most veggie)
  1. (informal) Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians; without meat. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Vegetarianism Categories (lifeform): Vegetables Translations (informal: vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians — see also vegetarian): vega (Dutch), kasvis- (Finnish), vege- [colloquial] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-veggie-en-adj-i7NnvKke Disambiguation of Vegetarianism: 56 6 5 33 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 32 26 30 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 7 4 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (diminutive): 69 12 10 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 7 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 11 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 85 6 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 17 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 74 10 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 88 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 3 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 56 17 14 14 Disambiguation of 'informal: vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians — see also vegetarian': 88 12
  2. Vegetable-like, vegetal Categories (lifeform): Vegetables
    Sense id: en-veggie-en-adj-kf8f1~IQ Disambiguation of Vegetables: 32 26 30 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (vegetarian): veggo [Australian] Derived forms: veggie dog, veggie burger, veggieburger
Disambiguation of 'vegetarian': 8 46 39 7

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/ Audio: en-uk-veggie.ogg Forms: veggies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛdʒi Etymology: Clipping of vegetable and/or vegetarian + -ie. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|vegetable}} Clipping of vegetable, {{suf|en||-ie|id2=diminutive}} + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} veggie (plural veggies)
  1. (informal) A vegetable. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Vegetables Translations (vegetable): kasvis (Finnish), vegetal [masculine] (Spanish), verdura [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-veggie-en-noun-9amwuyCl Disambiguation of Vegetables: 32 26 30 12 Disambiguation of 'vegetable': 86 14
  2. (informal) A vegetarian. Tags: informal Categories (lifeform): Vegetables Translations (vegetarian): kasvis (Finnish), Veggie [masculine] (German), vegetariano [masculine] (Spanish), vegetariana [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-veggie-en-noun-qTdepEPl Disambiguation of Vegetables: 32 26 30 12 Disambiguation of 'vegetarian': 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: veg [vegetable, food, lifestyle] Synonyms (vegetarian): veggo [Australian] Derived forms: veggie garden
Disambiguation of 'vegetarian': 8 46 39 7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "en:Vegetables",
    "en:Vegetarianism"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "veggie dog"
    },
    {
      "word": "veggie burger"
    },
    {
      "word": "veggieburger"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "vegetable"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of vegetable",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "-ie",
        "id2": "diminutive"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -ie",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of vegetable and/or vegetarian + -ie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more veggie",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most veggie",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "veggie (comparative more veggie, superlative most veggie)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1985, Ellen Goodman, Keeping in touch:",
          "text": "One place was too crowded last time, another too expensive, a third she liked but he thought too \"veggie.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 January 20, “Simplicity of Mennonite cookbook makes converts”, in Dallas Morning News:",
          "text": "Diet for a Small Planet was also popular at the time, but it was a little too 'veggie,' a little too new for some people.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2001 September 16, “Fighting cancer with a menu”, in Chicago Tribune:",
          "text": "The main courses are heavy on beans and may be too veggie for the typical meat eater to swallow but side dishes are less exotic and just as healthy ...",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004 September 1, “Pasta Thai a winner in new competition”, in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Journal-Sentinel:",
          "text": "Steven Beeson of Milwaukee won a blue ribbon with this very veggie entree",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians; without meat."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Vegetarian",
          "vegetarian"
        ],
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians; without meat."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1993 July 21, “Reading between the WINES”, in San Diego (California) Union-Tribune:",
          "text": "So we actually proved that the old folklore about a dense canopy leading to very veggie wines was true, Noble said.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 February 4, “The Edgy Veggie: Some greens with that candy bar?”, in Oakland (California) Tribune:",
          "text": "They're neither too sweet nor too veggie, but like the other bars, have more calories than a bucket of broccoli.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Vegetable-like, vegetal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Vegetable",
          "vegetable"
        ],
        [
          "vegetal",
          "vegetal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɛd͡ʒi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-veggie.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b9/En-uk-veggie.ogg/En-uk-veggie.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/En-uk-veggie.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛdʒi"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "vegetarian",
      "tags": [
        "Australian"
      ],
      "word": "veggo"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "informal: vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians — see also vegetarian",
      "word": "vega"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal: vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians — see also vegetarian",
      "word": "kasvis-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal: vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians — see also vegetarian",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "vege-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "veggie"
}

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