veggie

or veg·ie

[ vej-ee ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a vegetable.
2. a vegetarian.

veggie

/ ˈvɛdʒɪ /

noun

1. an informal word for vegetarian

Word History and Origins

Origin of veggie¹

1965–70; by shortening; -ie

Example Sentences

The Mount Washington–based nursery is offering two classes for beginning gardeners starting in February — one explaining how to grow cannabis at home and the other how to harvest it; both are taught by educator Emily Gogol, chief executive of Grow It From Home, an Oregon-based company that sells mail-order cannabis seeds and plants the same way other nurseries sell veggie starts.

From Los Angeles Times

I keep everything — onions, celery, veggie scraps — to make broth.

From Salon

“Even just having more pouches that are predominantly veggie based and less sweet would be a really positive change,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Then a 24-pack of the fruit and veggie blend.

From Los Angeles Times

The curriculum, focused on bringing the farm into the school, had an effect beyond the classroom: Primer found that, after learning about and planting ingredients that they then used to make simple meals like veggie burgers, students were excited to try new foods and flavors in the lunchroom.

From Salon