cardie/ˈkaɹdi/EtymologyShortening of cardigan (as in cardi) with influence from the diminutive -ie / -y.nounA cardigan.“Gone, too, are the remnants of school dinner on a cardie or an angry patch of acne: the magic of digital retouching now wipes out snotty noses or other blemishes (though perfection costs you extra).”