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Hermie

//ˈhɜːmi// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Herman
  2. 2
    A diminutive of the female given name Hermione
Noun
  1. 1
    A hermit crab. childish, informal

    "Your hermies need a second home to chill out in whenever they're sick or molting."

  2. 2
    A hermaphrodite. informal

    "If a favorite variety tends to “go hermie", growers often pick out individual male flowers as they are discovered. Some growers let the pollen from these hermaphrodites fertilize females."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From hermit + -ie.

Etymology 2

From herm + -ie.

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