veggie

noun

veg·​gie ˈve-jē How to pronounce veggie (audio)
variants or less commonly vegie
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slang : vegetarian

Examples of veggie in a Sentence

The restaurant is popular with veggies.
Recent Examples on the Web Overall, balanced eating habits and regular exercise are recommended for a healthy pregnancy and for postpartum, which includes colorful fruits and veggies and lean meats. Kristina Behr, Parents, 31 May 2024 Fast-casual Mexican food chain Chipotle is shutting down rumors that there's a way to get servers to fill your burrito with more meat or veggies: film them. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 30 May 2024 Everything moves fast at Food Forward — a nonprofit devoted to redistributing produce that would otherwise go to waste — because fruits and veggies don’t last. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 Serving veggie stir fry so diners have to ask for meat. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for veggie 

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Word History

Etymology

veg(etable) entry 1 + -ie

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of veggie was in 1955

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Cite this Entry

“Veggie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veggie. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

veggie

noun
veg·​gie ˈvej-ē How to pronounce veggie (audio)
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