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Magpie Common

Magpie has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call

2

someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

3

an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

4

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.

5

someone connected with Newcastle United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Verb
1

To mark with patches of black and white or light and dark.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
corvine bird hoarder speaker
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
European magpie American magpie

Origin

The name "magpie" comes from a nickname for Margaret, which meant chatterer, combined with the archaic word "pie." This term traces back to Latin pīca and ultimately to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "woodpecker" or "magpie," replacing an older native English word.

Rhyming Words
pie opie oppie aspie weepie guppie yumpie lappie kelpie luppie kippie dippie dorpie huppie cowpie humpie poopie diapie taupie rampie
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