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countable and uncountable, plural aggies
(informal) Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate. quotations examples
Mrs. Collins. Never seen so many children out. Snowmen in every yard this year. Billy. Look at mine, Mr Willis. Got a baseball for a nose and my best aggies for eyes.Mr. Willis. Yeah, marbles are fine—but in my day we used coal.
1950, The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
Most of the time it went fine; some of his classmates had so many marbles they could have opened up their own shop in smurfs, pirates, purple aggies and pink panthers.
1999, Abdelkader Benali, Susan Massotty, Wedding by the Sea, page 60
plural aggies
(US, informal) An agricultural school, such as one of the state land-grant colleges. examples
(US, informal) A student or alumnus of such a school. examples
comparative more aggie, superlative most aggie
Alternative form of aggy quotations examples
I got aggie like a motherfucker.
2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, page 191