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



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17 April 2025

SPONGE

(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used


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