Maggie

//ˈmæɡi// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
  2. 2
    A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen or Cracticus tibicen.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Margaret.

    "Maggie. Never in her life had she heard her mother called Maggie. It was a name from her youth, that dead time Jerene had never been allowed to talk about [- - -]. Her mother was Margaret now."

  2. 2
    Margaret Thatcher, former British prime minister. informal

Synonyms

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birdbroadchickgalgirlgirlchild

Example

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"Maggie said you can hold your own in darts."

Etymology

From magpie + -ie.

Related phrases

cracticus tibicengymnorhina tibicenpica picaprime minister

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