veggie, n. and a. colloq.
(ˈvɛdʒɪ)
Also veggy.
[f. shortened form of vegetarian n. and a. + -ie. Cf. vegie n.]
(A) vegetarian.
| 1975 Wentworth & Flexner's Dict. Amer. Slang Suppl. 753/2 Veggy adj., vegetarian. n. A vegetarian. 1978 Washington Post 29 Sept. 3/4 Sunday is World Vegetarian Day... Special veggie conference events on Saturday include a ‘space vegetarian’ lunch. 1981 J. Updike Rabbit is Rich (1982) i. 77 ‘Melanie's a veggy, Dad.’ ‘Veggy?’ ‘Vegetarian,’ the boy explains. 1984 Times 2 Apr. 11/2 People still think it a bit odd to be a veggie. 1986 City Limits 15 Jan. 77 Built on a solid base of traditional veggie dishes like nut roasts..it doesn't seem to be living up to its reputation. 1989 Private Eye 12 Sept. 12/2 One of the sternest critics of the way the Veggy Soc is run is veteran food and farming campaigner Alan Long. |