magpie.
One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
Meaning & usage
One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen, in the family Artamidae.
Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.
A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.
In the sport of fullbore target rifle, the third circle on a target, between the inner and outer.
A halfpenny.
A pattern resembling the pied plumage of a magpie.
Where this word comes from
From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, + archaic pie (“magpie”), from Middle English pie, pye, from Old French pie, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker, magpie”). Displaced native Old English agu (“magpie”) and Middle English aguster (“magpie”), whence English haggister.
To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.
To steal or hoard (items) as magpies are believed to do.
To talk idly; to talk about other people's private business.
Where this word comes from
From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, + archaic pie (“magpie”), from Middle English pie, pye, from Old French pie, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker, magpie”). Displaced native Old English agu (“magpie”) and Middle English aguster (“magpie”), whence English haggister.
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