Algy

[ al-jee ]

/ ˈæl dʒi /

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a male given name, form of Algernon.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

-algy

variant of -algia: coxalgy.

Once upon a time Algy had been pleasant to all the world, for the sheer pleasure of pleasing.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope
"Jove, I'd give a month's pay even to be able to fire a sentry's gun," declared Algy wistfully.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
Then, Mr. Gibbs was not altogether proof against the charm of Algy's manner.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope
And Minnie would not for an instant weigh that chance against the hope of doing some good to her old friend Algy.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope

"I don't know that they hate you, Algy," returned Minnie, but not with an air of very perfect conviction.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3)|Frances Eleanor Trollope