eddie

UK /ˈɛdi/ US /ˈɛdi/

name 1noun 1

Definitions

name

A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.

There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.

A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million.

noun

A member of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.

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ADJ.

beside

The small eddie beside the riverbank made it dangerous for swimmers to venture too close.

VERB + EDDIE

name

They decided to name their son Eddie after his grandfather.

EDDIE + NOUN

algeria, cohen, davis, murphy

Eddie Murphy made millions of people laugh with his hilarious comedy routines and movies.

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Example Bank

There's a world of difference between the name Edward, which sounds rather regal and stuffy (Edwardian) and the name Eddie, which sounds like a guy on the bus.

Wiktionary

A Granite Bay home previously owned by actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is back on the market for $12 million.

Wiktionary

Eddie Davis stands beside the gravestone of his son Jeremy, furthest left, who died from the abuse of opioids at the age of 35, July 17, 2019, in Coalton, Ohio.

Tatoeba · #8110483

Eddie Cohen hates Algeria.

Tatoeba · #8803519

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, eddie is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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