Edgar
//ˈɛdɡɚ// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An Edgar Allan Poe Award, honoring works in the mystery genre. informal
- 2 A hairstyle often sported by Latino teenage boys that combines a bowl cut with a high fade. derogatory, slang, sometimes
- 3 A hairstyle often sported by Latino teenage boys that combines a bowl cut with a high fade.; One who wears that hairstyle. broadly, derogatory, slang, sometimes
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from Old English.
"What? did my father's godson seek your life? He whom my father nam'd? your Edgar?"
- 2 Acronym of Electronic Data-Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval, a system that performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 3 A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Edgar County, Illinois.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city and township in Clay County, Nebraska.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- 8 A community in Oro-Medonte, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Example
More examples"Let's meet Edgar Degas and look at his pictures with him."
Etymology
From Old English Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from Old English ēad (“rich”) + gār (“spear”). Compare Icelandic Auðgeir. Hairstyle named after Major League Baseball player Edgar Martínez.
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