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aggie

1 American  
[ag-ee] / ˈæg i /

noun

  1. agate.


aggie 2 American  
[ag-ee] / ˈæg i /
Or Aggie

noun

Informal.
  1. an agriculture college.

  2. a student at an agricultural college.


Aggie 3 American  
[ag-ee] / ˈæg i /

noun

  1. a first name, form of Agatha or Agnes.


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's not really an aggie," says one lobbyist involved in food and agriculture issues.

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 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

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

Rhys stars as property tycoon Nile Jarvis in new Netflix thriller series The Beast in Me, alongside actress Claire Danes who portrays reclusive author Aggie Wiggs.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

Auntie Aggie was waiting for me, and she hurried me back to her room, tucking me into bed next to her and whispering kind words as I cried myself to sleep.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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