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ag⋅gie

1[ag-ee]
–noun
agate (def. 2).

Origin:
1875–80

ag⋅gie

2[ag-ee]
–noun (sometimes initial capital letter) Informal.
1. an agriculture college.
2. a student at an agricultural college.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism; ag(ricultural) + -ie

Ag⋅gie

[ag-ee]
–noun
a female given name, form of Agatha or Agnes.
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ag·gie 1   (āg'ē)   
n.  A playing marble.

[ag(ate) + -y3.]
ag·gie 2   (āg'ē)   
n.   Informal
  1. An agricultural school or college.

  2. A student enrolled at such a school or college.


[ag(ricultural) + -y3.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
aggie [ˈægi]

  1. mod.
    agricultural. : She spent a year at some aggie college, but didn't like it.
  2. n.
    a student of an agricultural (college) training program. (Specifically, Texas A&M) : More and more aggies are going back for their MBAs.
  3. n.
    an agricultural futures contract. (Securities markets. Usually plural.) : The March aggies are looking good right now.
  4. n.
    an agate marble or a glass imitation of one. : I found the old aggies I played with when I was a kid.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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