veggies

veg·gie

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vej-ee]
- /ˈvɛdʒ i/
- /ˈvedʒ.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vej-ee]
- /ˈvɛdʒ i/

Definitions of veggies word

noun veggies a vegetable. 1
noun veggies a vegetarian. 1
abbreviation VEGGIES vegetables 0

See all 3 definitions of veggies

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Origin of veggies

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

1965-70; by shortening; see -ie

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Veggies

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Veggies

veggies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

veggies usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for veggies

noun veggies

fruitarians — Plural form of fruitarian.
lactovegetarians — Plural form of lactovegetarian.

All 2 Synonyms of veggies