aggie (countable and uncountable, plural aggies)
(informal) Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate.
aggie (plural aggies)
(US, informal) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges.
(US, informal) A student or alumnus of such a school.
Aggie
A diminutive of the female given names Agnes, Agatha.
Aggie (plural Aggies)
(US) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges esp. one with the phrase "Agricultural & Mechanical" in its name
(US) A student or alumnus of such a school esp. a student or alumnus of Texas A&M University
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
