/ˈpɛɡi/
OriginAlteration of Maggie, from Margaret.
- A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
“"Peggy Fitzgerald," he had said, laughing in what he later remebered as his one and only attempt at humor with her. "Peggy Fitzgerald," he had said, in his easily remembered brogue. "Puts me in mind o”
“When Caroline gave birth to another daughter, they named her Margaret Ann, after me and then Oscar's mother. They didn't realize that Peggy was my given name. Now they call her Ann, because I do.”
- Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.
- Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
- UK, slangThe petty officers' mess steward.
“Against this, her deck staff runs to about a hundred, being made up of some fifty able-seamen, eight or ten 'peggies' […]”
“The number of "peggies" going aft to fetch the meals had been increasing steadily.”
FormsPeggys(plural) · Peggies(plural) · peggies(plural)
Source: Wiktionary