PEGGY

Etymology 1

Noun

peggy (plural peggies)

Any of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.

Etymology 2

Noun

peggy (plural peggies)

(UK, naval slang) The petty officers' mess steward.

Etymology

Proper noun

Peggy (plural Peggys or Peggies)

A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.

(cryptography) Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.

Coordinate term: Victor

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

coffee icon