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Nessie

American  
[nes-ee] / ˈnɛs i /

noun

Informal.
  1. Loch Ness monster.


Etymology

Origin of Nessie

(Loch) Ness + -ie

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For Cronin and her five co-stars - Juliet Angus, Karen Loderick-Peace, Juliet Mayhew, Panthea Parker, and Nessie Welschinger - it's just one of the many dramatic moments as the international franchise arrives in the city.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2025

No footage of Nessie has been found on the camera, but one of the submarine's engineers was able to develop a few images of the loch's murky waters.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2025

In another element of its sweeping lawsuit, the FTC accused Amazon of “quietly and deliberately” raising prices for shoppers using an algorithm internally called Project Nessie.

From Seattle Times Feb. 6, 2024

Nearly every portion of the FTC’s complaint about Project Nessie had been redacted from the original version.

From Seattle Times Nov. 2, 2023

He felt silly asking, because the only loch he’d ever heard of was Loch Ness, where Nessie the Loch Ness Monster was said to live.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

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