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iggy

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English

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Etymology 1

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Diminutive ignore +‎ -y.

Verb

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iggy (third-person singular simple present iggies, present participle iggying, simple past and past participle iggied)

  1. (Internet slang, transitive) To ignore (a user on a chat system, etc.).
    • 2002, MAGNOLIATR, “Cleaning up this group?”, in misc.transport.trucking (Usenet):
      [] sometimes they just really get under your skin but that is what they want to do. Just try to iggy them and you can always filter them out
    • 2003, darix29, “well its[sic] decided”, in alc.suicide (Usenet):
      i wrote somethin[sic] to jammer and another thing to ginger, 2 things to ginger, and a few other things and got completely iggied
      and they were online cuz they replied to everybody.
    • 2007, AllYou!, “On Resentments and Buried Anger”, in alt.support.marriage (Usenet):
      I'm just here to tell you that iggying people who give you problems is rarely a way to personal growth.

Noun

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iggy (plural iggies)

  1. (Internet slang) The ignore function of such a chat system.
    Sniper, I'm putting you on iggy until you stop posting all those song lyrics.

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Etymology 2

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Diminutive iguana +‎ -y.

Noun

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iggy (plural iggies)

  1. (childish) Alternative form of iggie (an iguana).