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ERNIE

US/ˈɝni/

ERNIE proper noun: the machine that draws random premium bond numbers in the United Kingdom.

Proper noun (1)

ERNIE

  1. The machine that draws random premium bond numbers in the United Kingdom.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Ernie

Ernie

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
    • “People have biases towards species that are glamorous,” said Dr. Ernie Small, author of the study and taxonomist for Agriculture Canada.2012 May 6, Eoghan Macguire, “Beauty trumps beast in conservation efforts”, in CNN

Origin of ERNIE

Initialism of electronic random number indicator equipment.

From Ernest + -ie.

Phrases with ERNIE

Words that rhyme with ERNIE

Questions about ERNIE

What does ERNIE mean?
ERNIE means the machine that draws random premium bond numbers in the United Kingdom.
What part of speech is ERNIE?
ERNIE is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce ERNIE?
ERNIE is pronounced /ˈɝni/ (US).

Words near ERNIE in the dictionary

  1. Ernestine
  2. Ernestinovo
  3. Ernesto
  4. Erney
  5. Erneys
  6. ERNIE
  7. Ernie and Bert
  8. ernienickelite
  9. erniettomorph
  10. erniettomorphs
  11. erniggliite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ERNIE (page history and authors); Ernie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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