veggie

Clipping of vegetable and/or vegetarian +‎ -ie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛd͡ʒi/

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• Rhymes: -ɛdʒi

veggie (plural veggies)

1. (informal) A vegetable.
   • 1931, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, Yearbook of agriculture, page 13:

     There was lots of rice, at least 20 different "veggies" and all kinds of soups.

   • 1937, American cookery, volume 42, page 498:

     and eight small dishes of 'veggies,' as we have taught our children lovingly to term that important item of food known as vegetables.

2. (informal) A vegetarian.
   • 2018, Andrew Linzey, Clair Linzey, Ethical Vegetarianism and Veganism:

     Vegetarian/vegan meals at most colleges are only pretty average. They have a long way to go to provide nutritionally adequate and tasty food for veggies.

• (vegetable): veg
• (vegetarian): veggo (Australian)

veggie (comparative more veggie, superlative most veggie)

1. (informal) Vegetarian; suitable for vegetarians; without meat.
   • 1985, Ellen Goodman, Keeping in touch:

     One place was too crowded last time, another too expensive, a third she liked but he thought too "veggie."

   • 2001 January 20, “Simplicity of Mennonite cookbook makes converts”, in Dallas Morning News:

     Diet for a Small Planet was also popular at the time, but it was a little too 'veggie,' a little too new for some people.

   • 2001 September 16, “Fighting cancer with a menu”, in Chicago Tribune:

     The main courses are heavy on beans and may be too veggie for the typical meat eater to swallow but side dishes are less exotic and just as healthy ...

   • 2004 September 1, “Pasta Thai a winner in new competition”, in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Journal-Sentinel:

     Steven Beeson of Milwaukee won a blue ribbon with this very veggie entree

2. Vegetable-like, vegetal
   • 1993 July 21, “Reading between the WINES”, in San Diego (California) Union-Tribune:

     So we actually proved that the old folklore about a dense canopy leading to very veggie wines was true, Noble said.

   • 2009 February 4, “The Edgy Veggie: Some greens with that candy bar?”, in Oakland (California) Tribune:

     They're neither too sweet nor too veggie, but like the other bars, have more calories than a bucket of broccoli.

• (vegetarian): veggo (Australian)

• veggie burger
• veggieburger