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connie agate

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Australia/ kɒniː ˈæɡət/

connie agate noun: a playing marble made from agate.

Noun

connie agate (plural connie agates)

  1. (Australia, colloquial) A playing marble made from agate.
    • ‘Mine’s the blood alley.’ ‘No it’s not, yours is the connie agate.’1976, David Ireland, The Glass Canoe, page 103
    • My collection of marbles consisted mainly of priceless connie agates handed down by Grandpa.1980, Clive James, chapter II, in Unreliable Memoirs, page 19
    Synonyms:
    aggie

Synonyms of connie agate

Forms of connie agate

pluralconnie agates

Origin of connie agate

Perhaps a diminutive of cornelian + agate (“a playing marble carved from agate stone”).

Words that rhyme with connie agate

Questions about connie agate

What does connie agate mean?
Connie agate means a playing marble made from agate.
What part of speech is connie agate?
Connie agate is a noun.
How do you pronounce connie agate?
Connie agate is pronounced / kɒniː ˈæɡət/ (Australia).
What is the plural of connie agate?
The plural of connie agate is connie agates.

Words near connie agate in the dictionary

  1. connexosomes
  2. Connick
  3. Connicks
  4. connictation
  5. connie
  6. connie agate
  7. connie agates
  8. connie-onnie
  9. connies
  10. Conniff
  11. Conniffs

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