aggie
noun
aggie
1 American
[ag-ee]
/ ˈæg i /
noun
aggie
2
American
[ag-ee]
/ ˈæg i /
Or
Aggie
noun
Informal.
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an agriculture college.
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a student at an agricultural college.
Aggie
3
American
[ag-ee]
/ ˈæg i /
noun
Etymology
Origin of aggie1
First recorded in 1875–80
Origin of aggie2
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; ag(ricultural) ( def. ) + -ie
Example Sentences
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An aggie is someone engaged in the agricultural trades, or perhaps a student aspiring to be so engaged.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2012
The American Farm Bureau hailed his nomination, but it would have done institutional cartwheels if Obama had picked a toe-the-line "aggie" like House Agriculture Committee chairman Collin Peterson or former ranking member Charlie Stenholm.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He's not really an aggie," says one lobbyist involved in food and agriculture issues.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tel.: 913-228-0284 Roberts, called "the aggie" because of his focus on farm issues, is an eight-term incumbent whose Republican roots stretch back to the '50s--when his father was Republican National Committee chairman.
From Time Magazine Archive
He went to aggie school at the University of Illinois, where he kept to himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aggie Rozite also has been paid by Kalshi to post on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
One of the mountain rescue volunteers was lowered by rope into the coire to reach Aggie.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Chelsea full-back Niamh Charles is also sidelined with an ankle injury but team-mate Aggie Beever-Jones came on as an 83rd-minute substitute in their win over Liverpool on Sunday so her return is timely.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Australian international Ellie Carpenter gave Chelsea the lead after 16 minutes when she hammered home from the edge of area after being put away by Aggie Beever-Jones near halfway.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
Aunt Aggie would say that Momma had no idea what the midwife was about, and that the realization of my near demise came much later.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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