aggie

Definition

Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate.

Etymology

From agate + -ie.

Example Sentences

• "Mrs. Collins. Never seen so many children out. Snowmen in every yard this year. Billy. Look at mine, Mr Willis. Got a baseball for a nose and my best aggies for eyes. Mr. Willis. Yeah, marbles are fine—but in my day we used coal."
• "Most of the time it went fine; some of his classmates had so many marbles they could have opened up their own shop in smurfs, pirates, purple aggies and pink panthers."