Magpie

Word MAGPIE
Character 6
Hyphenation mag pie
Pronunciations /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Magpie"

What do we mean by magpie?

Any of various birds of the family Corvidae having a long tail and black, blue, or green plumage with white markings, and noted for their chattering call, especially Pica hudsonia, of western North America, and P. pica, of Eurasia and Africa. noun

Any of various birds that resemble the magpie. noun

A person who chatters. noun

One who compulsively collects or hoards small objects. noun

A breed of small domesticated pigeons having the head, the under side of the body, and the long flight-feathers white, and the rest of the plumage clear black, red, yellow, or blue: the line between the two colors should be sharply defined. The name is derived from the suggestion of a magpie found in the black-and-white variety. noun

A black-and-white costume for women in which the contrasts are very marked, the masses of color being large. noun

A well-known bird of Europe, Asia, and America, of the genus Pica and family Corvidœ; the Pica pica, P. rustica, P. caudata, or P. hudsonica. noun

The magpie-shrike. noun

A halfpenny. noun

A bishop: so called from the black and white of his robes. noun

Among British marksmen, a shot striking that division of the target which is next to the outermost when the target is divided into four sections: so called because the markers indicate this hit by means of a black and white disk. noun

Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail. noun

Any one of several black-and-white birds, such as Gymnorhina tibicen, not belonging to the genus Pica. noun

A talkative person; a chatterbox. noun

A common Australian bird (Grallina picata), conspicuously marked with black and white; -- called also little magpie. noun

A black and white European geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes. noun

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica. noun

A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen. noun

Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as collecting, or committing robbery. noun

Fan or member of Newcastle United F.C. noun

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae

A superficially similar Australian bird, Gymnorhina tibicen or Cracticus tibicen.

Someone who displays a magpie-like quality such as hoarding or stealing objects.

A fan or member of Newcastle United F.C.

The 3rd circle on a target, between the inner and outer.

A halfpenny.

Slang for a member of the Newcastle United Football Club (NUFC). This is due to the fact that their strip is black and white. Urban Dictionary

Poxy bird magpie, that squalks outside ya bedroom window at ungodly hours til you wake with a bad head, then shuts the fukk up, leaving you in a stinking mood all day. Urban Dictionary

Given the opportunity the Magpie will always steal the shinny goodness. It is from this notion that the term "Magpie" is derived. The steeling of the golden moment through covert photography. The subject - Always an an unsuspecting young lady. Urban Dictionary

Yet another word for queer. also can be referred to as fudgepacker Urban Dictionary

You may not think so but i can go on like this all i have to do is close my eyes and say what i hear Urban Dictionary

Magpiely, short for Magpie-like, is the largest fashion & beauty retail brand in Bangladesh. Urban Dictionary

When a known person swoops in and takes the person you have been chatting up and wanting to take home. The magpie is usually sensational. Urban Dictionary

Someone who hangs at the train station or bus stop or anywhere public all day long, usually asking for a cigarette, spare change or pocket lint. Usually unemployed and unemployable, using nothing but slang, and usually impossible to get rid of, until threatened with violence. Called magpies because if they have gotten it once, they'll expect it again, and again, regardless of who it is. Urban Dictionary

A FUKKING BIRD THAT SWOOPS YOU IN SPRING Urban Dictionary

Slang for the Newcastle football team (NUFC), due to their black and white strip. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Magpie

The word "magpie" in example sentences

And I've written now five new life poems, and I'm going to read you one of what I call magpie translations, because the magpie is a thief, and I'm appropriating Joseph Brodsky's imagery, but making it my own. ❋ Rus Bowden (2009)

Storm teased her over what he termed her magpie mind, which picked up snippets of information to store for future airing. ❋ Westleigh, Sarah (1996)

GRANT: The magpie is quiet, so Jess Relton asks a favor. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She opted to automatically add the tag magpie to identify tweets from advertisers.

Some people are having a hard time dealing with its intimations of bad luck; the magpie is oblivious, its wings fully flung as if about to leap into flight, its beak dark and glittery, unaware it’s an omen of any kind. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A magpie is a very talkative and intelligent bird, which is even capable of imitating sounds. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I've started a new Margaret Pie aka magpie as per my take on her from the Charles de lint book Some place to be flying. ❋ Ambermoggie (2006)

Rose realized that the woman's name was probably ironic; a magpie was a garrulous bird, but this one spoke only briefly. ❋ Anthony, Piers (1991)

The magpie was the first pet of her own she had ever had, and she loved it. ❋ Sarah Grand (N/A)

For the magpie is the cleverest bird of all at building nests. ❋ Frances Jenkins Olcott (1917)

Over yonder, there falls eddying from a poplar's peak a magpie -- half white, half black, like a shred of partly-burned paper. ❋ Henri Barbusse (1904)

The collection had been assembled by Jack Murtagh, a cinema projectionist whom New Zealand Film Archive chief Frank Stark described as a "magpie", unable to throw away the prints that passed through his hands. ❋ Martin Chilton (2011)

In calling a magpie a maggie I may be sharing a word with my wife or asserting that I am Australian. ❋ Unknown (1984)

a magpie was the least acceptable to him, as he had a hundred loose things about his rooms, which the bird, if admitted, was likely to make free with. ❋ Various (N/A)

[Who do] you [support]? The [magpies]! ❋ Angel (2005)

Adi is in bed having sweet dreams,then at stoopid o'clock.... "[squalk], squalk.. "( [poxy] magpie ) So up Adi gets, after trying to ignore it again for the [umpteenth] time.. "squalk, sleeptime for mr magpie..." and he flies off to his nest. "Fukking poxy bird", says Adi... " bullet next time.." ❋ Poxybird (2006)

"Look.....that girl is [bending over]. Quick! Pass me your Phone [Camera]........i'll [Magpie] her" ❋ Luke J Ham (2006)

-Did Clayclay just [grab] [your ass]? ->Yeah, [that guy] is such a magpie ❋ Brennon, Randy, Juli, Pia (2006)

"its really amazing how quickly [the weather] changes here. i sat in the park yesterday and watched the [clouds]. [a magpie] came by really close and stayed for a bit. the closest anyone came this week." ❋ Krkič (2019)

She [went] [shopping] at Magpiely [today]. ❋ GhostHitman007 (2023)

I was going to [get with] this [bird] and then Dave [magpied] me. ❋ Max Pacity (2022)

Person 1 : [Yeah, so] anyway, me and this chick... Magpie : 'Ey man, u [gutta] spare smoke i can borrow?? Person 1 : No, go away Magpie : Please man, i havent had one all day...please.... Person 1 : I saw you smoking 10 minutes ago, fuck off Person 2 : GO AWAY you fucking [mapie] Magpie : Pleeaase man, i'll pay you back etc ❋ Gaxx (2006)

AH I GOT ATTACKED BY [A MAGPIE] TODAY OR AH I [GOT SWOOPED] BY [AA] MAGPIE TODAY ❋ JIMIJASMINE (2018)

I [support] the magpies. ❋ Angel (2005)

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