Cardie

//ˈkaɹdi// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cardigan. informal

    "Gone, too, are the remnants of school dinner on a cardie or an angry patch of acne: the magic of digital retouching now wipes out snotty noses or other blemishes (though perfection costs you extra)."

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"Gone, too, are the remnants of school dinner on a cardie or an angry patch of acne: the magic of digital retouching now wipes out snotty noses or other blemishes (though perfection costs you extra)."

Etymology

Shortening of cardigan (as in cardi) with influence from the diminutive -ie / -y.

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