amy

¹

[ey-mee]

noun

Slang.

plural

amies 

1. a vial of amyl nitrate.

Amy

²

[ey-mee]

noun

1. a first name: from a French word meaning “beloved.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of amy¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

The 41-year-old comedian, who spent 10 years as one of the leading ladies on “SNL”—recently opened up about her incredibly rural lifestyle during an appearance on fellow NBC alum Amy Poehler’s podcast, “Good Hang,” revealing how her life has changed since she left the show.

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There’s divine Olympia Dukakis as a personnel director who becomes Tess’ sly ally and Amy Aquino, who appears at the end of the film, lending grit to an assistant on a similar upward trajectory.

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“I’m very excited to do this small tour, but I think it might not happen again for a long, long, long, long time,” she said Tuesday on the “Good Hang With Amy Poehler” podcast.

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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report with Amy Walter has rated it as a toss-up.

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Speaking to US actress Amy Poehler on her podcast, Ariana said she feels "the last 10 or 15 years will look very different to the ones that are coming up".

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