Hermie
//ˈhɜːmi// name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hermit crab. childish, informal
"Your hermies need a second home to chill out in whenever they're sick or molting."
- 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."
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Herman
- 2 A diminutive of the female given name Hermione
Example
More examples"Your hermies need a second home to chill out in whenever they're sick or molting."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From hermit + -ie.
Etymology 2
From herm + -ie.
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