veggie

American

[vej-ee] / ˈvɛdʒ i /

Or vegie

noun

Informal.

a vegetable.
a vegetarian.

veggie British

/ ˈvɛdʒɪ /

noun

an informal word for vegetarian

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Etymology

Origin of veggie

1965–70; by shortening; -ie

Example Sentences

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EU member states and lawmakers agreed Thursday to ban using meat-related terms such as "steak" and "bacon" to market plant-based foods -- but spared veggie "burgers" and "sausage".

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

The Italian joint with a killer veggie supreme and breadcrumb-and-cheese–stuffed mushroom caps.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

“A lot of people come in for the rotisserie chicken and veggie sides, and that’s their dinner,” Sohn says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The BBC skidded optimistically along to a pickup spot at the city's de-commissioned airfield, Tempelhofer Feld, but there were no veggie sacks to be seen.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“Broccoli was the only veggie we had left.”

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

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