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Meaning of "peggy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PEGGY

peggy  [ˈpeɡɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PEGGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Peggy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PEGGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Peggy

Most commonly a diminutive of the female given name Margaret. Sometimes spelt "Peggie". Beyond this, Peggy may refer to: ▪ Peggy, a 1911 musical comedy by Stuart and Bovill ▪ Peggy, people with the given name Peggy ▪ Mitsubishi Ki-67, an Imperial Japanese Army heavy bomber during the Second World War given the Allied code name "Peggy" ▪ USS Peggy , a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918 ▪ Peggy of Castletown, a surviving eighteenth century schooner on the Isle of Man ▪ Peggy, advertising character ▪ Peggy, a 1977 album by Peggy Lee ▪ Peggy, a 1916 silent film comedy drama ▪ Peggy, Texas...

Definition of peggy in the English dictionary

The definition of peggy in the dictionary is a person who performs menial work on board a ship, esp. cooking duties.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PEGGY

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peg box
peg climbing
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peg leg
peg out
peg pants
peg top
peg-top
Pegasi
Pegasus
pegboard
pegbox
pegged
pegging
peglegged
pegless
peglike
pegmatite
pegmatitic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PEGGY

baggy
boggy
buggy
doggy
dreggy
druggy
eggy
foggy
froggy
huggy
leggy
nutmeggy
piggy
preggy
puggy
raggy
saggy
shaggy
soggy
twiggy

Synonyms and antonyms of peggy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «peggy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PEGGY

Find out the translation of peggy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of peggy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «peggy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

佩吉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peggy
570 millions of speakers

English

peggy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيغي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пегги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Peggy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেগী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peggy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peggy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Peggy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペギー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

페기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peggy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

peggy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

peggy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

peggy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Peggy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пеггі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Peggy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

peggy
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Peggy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

peggy
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

peggy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of peggy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PEGGY»

The term «peggy» is very widely used and occupies the 14.865 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about peggy

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Peggy Atwood, Alice Munro, Hugh Hood, Michael Ondaatje - these are all old friends from my early 20s.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PEGGY»

Discover the use of peggy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to peggy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and ...
King Peggy has the sweetness and quirkiness of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series and the hopeful sense of possibility of Half the Sky.
Peggielene Bartels, Eleanor Herman, 2012
2
Unmarked: The Politics of Performance
Written from and for the Left, Unmarked rethinks the claims of visibility politics through a feminist psychoanalytic examination of specific performance texts - including photography, painting, film and theatre.
Peggy Phelan, 2003
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Mistress of Modernism: The Life of Peggy Guggenheim
A detailed new biography of the legendary art collector and culture maven offers insight into the childhood, self-education in the ways of art and artists, and sexual appetites of Peggy Guggenheim, in a portrait of a woman who transformed ...
Mary V. Dearborn, 2004
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Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
A former nurse chronicles her journey into midwifery, from her dissatisfaction with formulaic delivery room procedures in the 1960s to her eventual career as a "baby catcher," and chronicles her diverse birth experiences, the women she has ...
Peggy Vincent, 2003
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Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim
Meticulously researched, filled with colorful incident, and boasting a distinguished cast, Anton Gill's biography reveals the inner drives of a remarkable woman and indefatigable patron of the arts.
Anton Gill, 2003
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Fundamentals of Collection Development and Management
Addresses the art of controlling and updating your library's collection. Discussions of the importance and logistics of electronic resources are integrated throughout the book.
Peggy Johnson, 2009
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Mourning Sex: Performing Public Memories
This is a book about the exhilaration and the catastrophe of embodiment. Analyzing different instances of injured bodies, Peggy Phelan considers what sustained attention to the affective force of trauma might yield for critical theory.
Peggy Phelan, 2013
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Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?: A Memoir by Buddy Holly's ...
Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue? is the story of dreams, destiny, tragedy, lost innocence, and, ultimately, getting on with life.
Peggy Sue Gerron, Glenda Cameron, 2008
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The Global Women's Movement: Issues and Strategies for the ...
' - Carmen Barroso, Regional Director, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region 'This is a breath-taking attempt at documenting the challenges and triumphs of the Global Women's Movement over the past 30 years, ...
Peggy Antrobus, 2004
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Peggy Guggenheim & Frederick Kiesler: The Story of Art of ...
Edited by Susan Davidson and Philip Rylands Essays by Dieter Bogner, Francis V. O'Connor, Don Quaintance, Jasper Sharp and Valentina Sonzogni.
Susan Davison, Philip Rylands, Dieter Bogner, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PEGGY»

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'Agent Carter' Season 2: Peggy Carter Faces Off Against Secret …
"Agent Carter" season 2 is set to premiere in January 2016 featuring Agent Peggy Carter's (Hayley Atwell) faceoff against the Secret Empire, ... «Yibada, Jul 15»
2
Peggy Sue (Granroth) Larsen
SKANDIA, MI. - Peggy Sue Larsen, age 50, of Skandia, entered eternal life Tuesday evening, July 21, 2015, as the result of an automobile ... «Marquette Mining Journal, Jul 15»
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Exclusive: Principal of Rangiora High suspended for leaking info to …
Peggy Burrows is accused of disclosing confidential board documents along with an anonymous defensive letter, which is in breach of staff privacy and a ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
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Don't Mourn Atticus Finch
Don't Mourn Atticus Finch. A fictional hero turns out to be as complicated and flawed as the real ones. By Peggy Noonan · Jul. 25, 2015 ... «Patriot Post, Jul 15»
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PSNI and Church let us down over Peggy O'Hara funeral
One of them was Patsy O'Hara and it was his mother, Peggy O'Hara, who ... of the organisation fired shots over the coffin of Peggy O'Hara and, ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Peggy Walsh Briney, 68
Peggy worked for the Anaconda Company and later in Helena for the State of Montana. Peggy struggled throughout her adult life with a battle ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»
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Peggy Gale: To get Mass.-level wages, demonstrate Mass.-level …
Rhode Island Republican Party Chairman Brandon S.Bell has a point. ("GOP chief criticizes Raimondo on pay raise plan," news, July 21). «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
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Peggy Stout, mother of Iditarod racer DeeDee Jonrowe, dies
Peggy Stout hands out posters before the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage on Saturday, March 7, 2015. «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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'Agent Carter' Season 2 Spoilers: Peggy's New Love Interest May …
There will be a new love interest in Peggy's life in “Agent Carter” Season 2, and the executive producers of the show revealed what the new ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Raid on councillor's home after Peggy O'Hara funeral
"If this is for Peggy O'Hara I can't see the logic. I was there. I had no part in organising it. I am not affiliated to the organisation which would have ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»

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