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compy

compy noun: a computer.

Noun (1)

compy (plural compies)

  1. (slang) A computer.
    • I have NT 4.0 setup^([sic]) on my compy and would also like to have win95.1998, Eric Packwood, “Installing Win95 when having NT 4.0”, in comp.os.ms-windows.nt.misc (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    comp, 'puter, puter

Noun (2)

compy (plural compies)

  1. (informal) A member of the genus Compsognathus or Procompsognathus.
    • We picked up another compy.1990, Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

Synonyms of compy

Forms of compy

pluralcompies

Origin of compy

Diminutive of computer with -y.

As used in the novel (and subsequent motion picture) Jurassic Park; shortened from Compsognathus, with -y.

Questions about compy

What does compy mean?
Compy means a computer.
What part of speech is compy?
Compy is a noun.
What is the plural of compy?
The plural of compy is compies.

Words near compy in the dictionary

  1. computors
  2. computress
  3. computresses
  4. computronium
  5. computus
  6. compy
  7. compère
  8. compèred
  9. compères
  10. compèring
  11. compôte

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