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wingies

wingies is the plural of wingy.

Meaning of wingy

Noun

wingy (plural wingies)

  1. (slang) One who has an amputated arm or arms.
    • He was crippled in one leg, which fact accounted for his moniker, for on the Road a lame man is a gimpy; even as a one-armed man is a wingy.1925, Glen Hawthorne Mullin, Adventures of a Scholar Tramp, page 187
  2. (slang) One who has a wing position.
    • Wingies, don't you love the lead who immediately rudders you out to route at 500 feet and then turns into you while giving a channel change.1985, TAC Attack, page 19

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Questions about wingies

What is wingies the plural of?
Wingies is the plural of wingy.

Words near wingies in the dictionary

  1. winghead sharks
  2. wingheads
  3. winghold
  4. wingholds
  5. wingier
  6. wingies
  7. wingiest
  8. winging
  9. winging it
  10. wingism
  11. wingist

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