Definitions for magpieˈmægˌpaɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag•pieˈmægˌpaɪ(n.)
any of various birds of the genus Pica, of the jay family, having long, graduated tails, black-and-white plumage, and noisy habits.
Category: Ornithology
an incessantly talkative person.
a person who collects or hoards things.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of magpie:
1595–1605; Mag hypocoristic of Margaret (cf. late ME magge(s) tales tall tales, nonsense) +pie2
Princeton's WordNet
magpie(noun)
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
magpie, scavenger, pack rat(noun)
someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
chatterer, babbler, prater, chatterbox, magpie, spouter(noun)
an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
magpie(noun)ˈmægˌpaɪ
a large black-and-white bird
Wiktionary
magpie(Noun)
One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.
magpie(Noun)
A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen.
magpie(Noun)
Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as collecting, or committing robbery.
magpie(Noun)
Fan or member of Newcastle United FC.
Magpie(Noun)
someone connected with Newcastle United Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Magpie(Noun)
someone connected with Notts County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Magpie(Noun)
someone connected with Collingwood Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Magpie(Noun)
someone connected, or formerly connected with the Western Suburbs Magpies, as a fan, player, coach etc.
Origin: From Mag, a nickname for Margaret that was used to denote a chatterer, and pie, an archaic word meaning "magpie".
Webster Dictionary
Magpie(noun)
any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail
Translations for magpie
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
magpie(noun)
a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.
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