aggie
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aggie
1. noun A student specializing in agricultural studies, usually at a college, especially Texas A&M. (The "A" in the school's name stands for "agriculture.") He's always had an interest in farming, so I'm not surprised to hear that he became an aggie. You're an aggie, huh? So what are they teaching you in school? I could have become an aggie, like my father and grandfather, but the world of agriculture just doesn't interest me enough.
2. noun An agricultural futures contract, as on the stock market. (This is a type of financial contract in which the assets are related to farming, specifically to crops or animals.) How are the aggies doing this quarter? How much money do we stand to make? I'm getting out of aggies, they're just not earning enough. What does your stock broker say about investing in aggies? Is it a good idea?
3. noun A playing marble made from or resembling agate (a type of quartz). The kids are having a blast playing with my old aggies. Grandpa taught us how to play with aggies today! A: "Kids today have no interest in aggies the way we did." B: "Of course not—not when they have tons of different video games and TV shows to entertain them!"
4. adjective A shortening of the word "agricultural." I'm sick of this aggie program—I think I want to major in something else. It's known as an aggie school, though. Why are you going there if you don't really want to become a farmer? I wanted to go to a liberal arts college, but my parents insisted I attend the same aggie school they went to.
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aggie
(ˈægi)1. mod. agricultural. She spent a year at some aggie college, but didn’t like it.
2. n. a student of an agricultural (college) training program. (Specifically, Texas A&M) More and more aggies are going back for their MBAs.
3. n. an agricultural futures contract. (Securities markets. Usually plural.) The March aggies are looking good right now.
4. n. an agate marble or a glass imitation of one. I found the old aggies I played with when I was a kid.
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