veggy

AND veggie [“ved3i]

1. n. a vegetarian.

□ We have a lovely salad bar for the veggies among you.

□ She’s a veggy, so make sure there’s a nice selection of appropriate goodies.

2. n. a vegetable. (Usually plural.)

□ Do you want any veggies with this?

□ No veggies for me.

3. n. a comatose patient in a hospital. (Medical.)

□ Mary’s aunt has been a veggie in the hospital for more than a year.

□ I don’t want to lie there and rot as a veggie. I want someone to pull the plug.

4. n. someone who is tired or exhausted.

□ I want to be a veggy this weekend. I’ll just stay at home and relax.

□ I am just a veggie after all the activity of the last week.