veggie

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A vegetable.

   • There was lots of rice, at least 20 different "veggies" and all kinds of soups.
   • and eight small dishes of 'veggies,' as we have taught our children lovingly to term that important item of food known as vegetables.
2. 2

   A vegetarian.

   • 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.
3. 3

   Vegetarian

   Vegetarian; not eating meat; suitable for vegetarians; without meat.

   • One place was too crowded last time, another too expensive, a third she liked but he thought too "veggie."
   • 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.
   • 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 ...
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   1. 4

      Vegetable-like, vegetal.

      • So we actually proved that the old folklore about a dense canopy leading to very veggie wines was true, Noble said.
      • They're neither too sweet nor too veggie, but like the other bars, have more calories than a bucket of broccoli.

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