veggie/ˈvɛd͡ʒi/EtymologyClipping of vegetable and/or vegetarian + -ie.adjVegetarian; not eating meat; suitable for vegetarians; without meat.“One place was too crowded last time, another too expensive, a third she liked but he thought too "veggie."”Vegetable-like, vegetal.“So we actually proved that the old folklore about a dense canopy leading to very veggie wines was true, Noble said.”nounA vegetable.“There was lots of rice, at least 20 different "veggies" and all kinds of soups.”A vegetarian.“Vegetarian/vegan meals at most colleges are only pretty average. They have a long way to go to provide nutritionally adequate and tasty food for veggies.”