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Ernie

[ ur-nee ]

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Ernest.
  2. a female given name, form of Ernestine.


Ernie

/ ˈɜːnɪ /

noun

  1. (in Britain) a machine that randomly selects winning numbers of Premium Bonds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ernie1

C20: acronym of E lectronic R andom N umber I ndicator E quipment
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Example Sentences

So I wanted somebody to integrate that system and found out that Ernie was the guy I wanted.

Bert and Ernie, as Sesame Street exasperatedly clarified, are not gay.

It sends a counterproductive message, she said, as Bert and Ernie are, in fact, just friends and not a closeted couple.

Illustrating the landmark moment in the equal rights movement with an image of Bert and Ernie instantly conjures up nostalgia.

Bert and Ernie are not gay, but the cultural narrative behind their relationship is a gay one.

In the telling insight of populist organizer Ernie Cortes, not only does power corrupt, but “powerlessness also corrupts.”

I'll leave the uniforms and bat bag with you, too, and you can pile them on Ernie Langer's dray when he comes.

Ernie and I moon about all the evening and watch the others.

Ernie told me a great deal about Lady Scilly after they had all gone in.

Ernie (who is at Eton) says it is because he has nothing on, and only talks about stocks to please her.

And when baby Ernest said, "Ernie love oo, tousin Rebie," she laughed a soft little laugh.

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