/ˈæɡi/
- countable, informal, uncountableMarble 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 fin”
“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.”
- US, informalAn agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.
- US, informalA student or alumnus of such a school.
- USAn agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges esp. one with the phrase "Agricultural & Mechanical" in its name
- USA student or alumnus of such a school esp. a student or alumnus of Texas A&M University
- A diminutive of the female given names Agnes or Agatha.
“"Why do you call Mrs. Stone Aggie? Agnes is such a beautiful name, it is a shame to nick it in that way." Then, quickly regretting his impatience, he added, "You would not have been jealous, would you”
Formsaggies(plural) · Aggies(plural)