aggie meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

aggie

nounalso spelled Aggie

US /ˈæ.ɡi/

Etymology From agate + -ie.

Informal Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate.

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.1950, The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
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.1999, Abdelkader Benali, Susan Massotty, Wedding by the Sea, page 60:

noun

Etymology From agricultural + -ie.

US, Informal An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.

US, Informal A student or alumnus of such a school.

noun

/ˈæ.ɡi/

Etymology A diminutive shortening of agricultural, from the names of any of several land-grant colleges in the US.

US An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges esp. one with the phrase "Agricultural & Mechanical" in its name

US A student or alumnus of such a school esp. a student or alumnus of Texas A&M University

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