aggie
noun
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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
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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
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
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
Even after donating $100 million from the sale of a Roy Lichtenstein masterpiece, the philanthropist Aggie Gund never felt she’d done enough.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
There has been a number of youngsters who have had breakout years including forwards Michelle Agyemang and Aggie Beever-Jones.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Michiel Holemans, who lives in Nottingham, put up about 20 A4 flyers across the city inviting people to take a photo with a printed picture of "Aggie" and send them to him.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025
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
He sits at the table and Aunt Aggie gives him his supper, which is fried bread and ham and sliced tomatoes.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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